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Download fileDisseminated Herpes Simplex Virus presenting as crusted papules on the palms and soles of an immunosuppressed patient
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posted on 2015-03-29, 00:00 authored by Whitney Fancher, Amanda Marsch, John Landers, Jane Scribner, James A. LovellDisseminated Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) may occur in immunosuppressed patients, most commonly causing visceral organ
involvement and rarely presenting solely with cutaneous lesions. We report an interesting case of disseminated HSV in a 77-yearold
immunocompromised man, presenting as necrotic papules and pustules with no associated systemic involvement.