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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Qi-Quan Chen Wen-Chieh Chen Jun Niu Xiao-Wei Shi Xian-Hua Chen Fei Hao

Titel

aposi＇s Varicelliform Eruption During Long-term Treatment of Rosacea with 0.03% Tacrolimus Ointment

Ist Teil von

• 中华医学杂志：英文版, 2015 (20), p.2833-2834

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To the Editor： Kaposi＇s varicelliform eruption （KVE） is a distinct viral skin disease which is characterized by disseminated vesiculopustules and erosions superimposed on the preexisting dermatosis. It is mostly caused by herpes simplex virus （HSV） type 1 or 2 and rarely by vaccine-virus or Coxsackie A16 virus. The KVE is normally described in atopic dermatitis （AD）, but also observed in association with papulosquamous or acantholytic dermatosis. Report about rosacea complicated with KVE is rare. On the other hand, tacrolimus ointment has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment for steroid-induced rosacea. Here, we report a case of KVE in a patient with rosacea during long-term treatment with 0.03% tacrolimus ointment.