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Kim, Lee, Kim, Shin, Jang, Oh, and Kim: Two Cases of Severe Eczema Herpeticum after Herbal Medication in Children with Atopic Dermatitis

Abstract

It has been known that the eczema herpeticum is the one of most severe skin manifestation of external herpetic infection. It is developed by skin infection of Herpes simplex Virus(HSV) that superimposed on children with atopic dermatitis, and this could be fatal. The secondary bacterial infection happens frequently in eczema herpeticum. Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequently isolated aerobic strain. The important point of treatment of eczema herpeticum is the immediate start of systemic antiviral treatment and use of antibiotics to decrease the secondary infection. We report two cases of severe eczema herpeticum after herb medical treatment in atopic dermatitis. They have been improved after systemic acyclovir and antibiotic therapy with burn dressing.

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