1. Relapsing Kaposi's Varicelliform Eruption and Herpes Simplex Following Facial Tacrolimus Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis
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Midori Ambo
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Adult patients ,business.industry ,chemical and pharmacologic phenomena ,Dermatology ,General Medicine ,Atopic dermatitis ,medicine.disease ,medicine.disease_cause ,Tacrolimus ,body regions ,surgical procedures, operative ,Herpes simplex virus ,Immunity ,medicine ,business - Abstract
DISCUSSION Sir, Tacrolimus ointment is an immunosuppressive agent Adult patients with a long history of atopic dermatitis that interferes with cell-mediated immunity (1, 2). It on the face and/or neck can be diYcult to treat. has proved eYcient in atopic dermatitis, particularly in Tacrolimus ointment, which is an immunosuppressive adults who suVer from facial dermatitis. We report agent that interferes with cell-mediated immunity (1, 2), a case of atopic dermatitis in which episodes of has been successfully applied to intractable cases of Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption and herpes simplex virus (HSV ) infection occurred repeatedly when the dermatitis was treated with tacrolimus ointment.
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- 2002
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