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Viral Skin Diseases in Atopic Dermatitis

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Pediatric Dermatology

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It is well known that cutaneous infections complicate atopic eczema; viruses, particularly herpes virus hominis, are a serious problem. It has been suggested that the susceptibility of patients with these infections to such viruses is a consequence of multiple immunological abnormalities that are associated with atopic dermatitis. Other virus infections common in eczematous children include warts and mollusca contagiosa.

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  1. A. Giannetti

    Present address: Depart. of Dermatology, University of Modena, Modena, I-41100, Italy

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Ospedale S.Anna, I-22100, Combo, Italy

    A. Giannetti

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  1. Afdeling Huidziekten, Sint Radboudziekenhuis, Javastraat 104, NL-6524 MJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Rudolf Happle

  2. Clinique Dermatologique, 1, Place de l’Hôpital, F-67091, Strasbourg, France

    Edouard Grosshans

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Giannetti, A. (1987). Viral Skin Diseases in Atopic Dermatitis. In: Happle, R., Grosshans, E. (eds) Pediatric Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71524-2_14

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71524-2_14

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