Granulomatous vasculitis associated with herpes virus: a persistent, painful, postherpetic papular eruption.

Snow, J L; el-Azhary, R A; Gibson, L E; Estes, S A; Espy, M J; Smith, T F · Mayo Clin Proc · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Cutaneous granulomatous vasculitis manifesting as a postherpetic reaction pattern is uncommon hand has previously been reported as a delayed complication of varicella-zoster virus infection. We describe three patients who had persistent, painful, postherpetic papules in a zosteriform distribution that histologically demonstrated a small vessel granulomatous vasculitis. Herpes simplex virus DNA detected by the polymerase chain reaction technique was demonstrated in two cases.

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