Recurrent Coxsackievirus Infection in a Patient with Lamellar Ichthyosis

Recurrent Coxsackievirus Infection in a Patient with Lamellar Ichthyosis

We describe a case of coxsackievirus (CV) A6 infection in a patient with lamellar ichthyosis followed by subsequent CV A8 infection within the same year. Atypical cutaneous features characterized the infection. This observation, combined with the rapidity with which reinfection occurred, suggests th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric dermatology 2016-03, Vol.33 (2), p.e140-e142
Hauptverfasser: Damsky, William E., Leventhal, Jonathan S., Khalil, David, Vesely, Matthew D., Craiglow, Brittany G., Milstone, Leonard M., Choate, Keith A.
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Sprache:eng
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Child
Coxsackievirus Infections - complications
Humans
Ichthyosis - complications
Male
Recurrence
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Zusammenfassung:We describe a case of coxsackievirus (CV) A6 infection in a patient with lamellar ichthyosis followed by subsequent CV A8 infection within the same year. Atypical cutaneous features characterized the infection. This observation, combined with the rapidity with which reinfection occurred, suggests that the natural history of CV infection may be altered in patients with underlying ichthyoses.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/pde.12769