Treatment of Eczema Herpeticum With Acyclovir

Robert N. J. Swart; Bert Jan Vermeer; Jos W. M. van Der Meer; Frederik A. J. Enschedé; Jan Versteeg

doi:10.1001/archderm.1983.01650250017008

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January 1983

Treatment of Eczema Herpeticum With Acyclovir

Robert N. J. Swart, MD; Bert Jan Vermeer, MD; Jos W. M. van Der Meer, MD; et al Frederik A. J. Enschedé, MD; Jan Versteeg, MD

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From the Departments of Dermatology (Drs Swart and Vermeer), Infectious Diseases (Dr van Der Meer), and Virology (Dr Versteeg), University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; and the Juliana Pediatric Hospital, The Hague (Dr Enschedé).

Arch Dermatol. 1983;119(1):13-16. doi:10.1001/archderm.1983.01650250017008

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• Eczema herpeticum is a serious herpes simplex virus infection that may have a fatal outcome. Effective antiviral therapy is therefore imperative. Acyclvoir (9-[2-hydroxyethoxymethyl]-guanine) is a new antiviral agent with high potency and low toxic effect. We treated three cases of eczema herpeticum successfully with acyclovir.

(Arch Dermatol 1983;119:13-16)

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