Kaposi's varicelliform eruption in an HIV-positive patient after laser resurfacing.

Abstract

Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (KVE) is an infection produced by the cutaneous dissemination of herpes virus type 1 or 2. Usually this disease has been described in atopic patients. In this report we present an HIV-positive woman with a Kaposi's varicelliform eruption that started after skin resurfacing with a laser. This is the first report, to the best of our knowledge, of Kaposi's varicelliform eruption after laser resurfacing. The immunodepressed status of the patient may have played a role in her infection.

• Authors: M Rodriguez-Serna, P Mercader, J Pardo, J M Fortea-Baixauli, A Aliaga
• Journal: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol) Vol. 18 Issue 6 Pg. 711-2 (Nov 2004) ISSN: 0926-9959 [Print] England
• PMID: 15482304 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Facial Dermatoses (etiology)
• Female
• HIV Seropositivity
• Humans
• Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption (etiology)
• Laser Therapy (adverse effects)
• Rhytidoplasty (adverse effects)
• Skin Diseases, Viral (etiology)