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Painful vesicles and erosions in the setting of a disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection superimposed on an a pre-existing dermatosis, classily seen in the setting of atopic dermatitis (AD).
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Wan, J. (2018). Eczema Herpeticum. In: Rosenbach, M., Wanat, K., Micheletti, R., Taylor, L. (eds) Inpatient Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18449-4_32
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