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Atypical varicella with palm and sole involvement
Author(s) -
Auvin Stéphane,
Catteau Benoît,
GangaZandzou PatriceSerge,
Ythier Hubert
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01646_2.x
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , presentation (obstetrics) , chickenpox , disease , dermatology , palm , virology , immunology , virus , pathology , surgery , physics , quantum mechanics
Varicella is a common disease characterized by a typical presentation. We report a case of an atypical presentation of varicella with a centrifugal distribution, eruption with many vesicles, no pustular stage in evolution and distal involvement. There were none of the known modifying factors (immunosuppression, skin disease, injury or sun exposure). To explain the distal involvement, we suggest intraepidermic lesions caused by a pre‐existing B1 coxsackie infection.