%0 Journal Article
%T [Dermatoses and herpes superinfection: A retrospective study of 34 cases].
%A Seta V
%A Fichel F
%A Méritet JF
%A Bouam S
%A Franck N
%A Avril MF
%A Dupin N
%J Ann Dermatol Venereol
%V 144
%N 3
%D Mar 2017
%M 28242091
%F 0.934
%R 10.1016/j.annder.2017.01.011
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Although varicelliform Kaposi eruption is a well-known complication of dermatoses, it has not been widely investigated.<BR><B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To investigate features of dermatoses and herpes superinfection in patients hospitalized in a dermatology department.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>We performed a single-centre, retrospective study between 2008 and 2014 that included cases of Kaposi varicelliform eruptions defined by positive PCR of an unconventional site of herpetic recurrence in a setting of active dermatitis. A record was compiled of each case giving details of the history, clinical and laboratory findings, therapeutic data and outcome.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Thirty-four cases of Kaposi varicelliform eruptions in 30 subjects were studied. Mean age at diagnosis was 63.3±24.2 years. The underlying dermatoses were as follows: 7 pemphigus, 6 bullous pemphigoid, 3 cicatricial pemphigoid, 3 atopic dermatitis, 1 Darier disease, and 14 other dermatoses. Patients presented with skin (94.1 %) or mucous membrane lesions (62 %), mostly erosive (79 %), vesicular (27 %) or bullous (41 %), often painful (56 %) or pruritic (29 %). At diagnosis, 41.2 % were undergoing systemic immunotherapy and 24 % were on topical corticosteroids. PCR was positive for HSV1 in 20 cases and for HSV2 in 4 cases, and indeterminate in 10 cases. Lymphocytopenia was seen in 59 % of cases. The majority of patients received treatment. Nine patients experienced at least one relapse.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Our study confirms the over-representation not only of the expected dermatoses (pemphigus and atopic dermatitis), but also of others such as pemphigoid and acute dermatoses; these results should be investigated in a more systematic prospective study.