valacyclovir and Staphylococcal-Skin-Infections

A 35-year-old woman with a history of atopic diathesis presented to the emergency department with 2 weeks of widespread facial vesiculopustules and eroded vesicles. HSV-1 was found on viral culture and direct fluorescent antibody testing. She was diagnosed with eczema herpeticum, an uncommon and potentially life-threatening viral infection that arises in areas of pre-existing dermatosis. Antiviral treatment for eczema herpeticum is very effective, and should be instituted without delay to avoid significant morbidity and mortality.

Topics: Acyclovir; Adult; Antiviral Agents; Codeine; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact; Dermatitis, Atopic; Diagnostic Errors; Disease Susceptibility; Facial Dermatoses; Female; Floxacillin; Herpesvirus 1, Human; Humans; Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption; Morphine; Prednisone; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Staphylococcal Skin Infections; Valacyclovir; Valine