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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2006; 01(03): 173-175
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557083
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Exceptional simultaneous herpesvirus infections: Pityriasis rosea and recurrent varicella in an immunocompetent child

Authors

  • Arjen F. Nikkels

    a   Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium

  • Nazli Nikkels-Tassoudji

    a   Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium

  • Laurence Thirion

    a   Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium

  • Gérald E. Piérard

    a   Department of Dermatopathology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium

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11 April 2006

24 June 2006

Publication Date:
28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Dual cutaneous herpesvirus (α – α, α – β infections are exceptional. We report the first case of a simultaneous α– and γ-herpesvirus infection corresponding to recurrent varicella and human γ herpesviruses 6 and 7-associated pityriasis rosea in an 8-year-old immunocompetent boy. This condition likely represents a stroke of misfortune, although a special link between two herpesvirus infections cannot be formally excluded.

Keywords

Recurrent varicella - pityriasis rosea