What is Eczema Herpeticum?

Eczema herpeticum occurs with the herpes simplex virus. It is a distinct skin eruption of painful pus filled lesions and often occurs with other prexisting chronic skin diseases.

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What is it like to have Eczema Herpeticum?

Common symptoms How bad it is What people are taking for it
Severity
Severe
Moderate
Mild
None
Nothing reported yet
Nothing reported yet
Nothing reported yet
Nothing reported yet
Nothing reported yet

What do patients take to treat Eczema Herpeticum and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members Perceived effectiveness Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
(Zovirax Topical, Zovirax)
0

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Who has Eczema Herpeticum at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70+
Current Age
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 4

These charts show data from Eczema Herpeticum patients who have completed their condition history

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