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MeSH Heading: Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption
Tree Number(s): C01.925.256.466.382.410; C01.925.825.320.410; C17.800.838.790.320.410
Unique ID: D007617
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007617
Scope Note: A disseminated vesicular-pustular eruption caused by the herpes simplex virus (HERPESVIRUS HOMINIS), the VACCINIA VIRUS, or Varicella zoster (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). It is usually superimposed on a preexisting, inactive or active, atopic dermatitis (DERMATITIS, ATOPIC).
Entry Term(s): Eczema Herpeticum; Eczema Vaccinatum; Kaposi's Varicelliform Eruption
NLM Classification #: WC 578
Public MeSH Note: 98; was KAPOSI'S VARICELLIFORM ERUPTION 1963-97
History Note: 98; was KAPOSI'S VARICELLIFORM ERUPTION 1963-97
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

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