TY - JOUR
T1 - Herpes Zoster-Varicella in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas
AU - Vonderheid, Eric C.
AU - Van Voorst Vader, Pieter C.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - The overall frequency of herpes zoster-varicella (HZV) infection in 221 patients with histologically confirmed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma was 10% (22 patients). The frequency of HZV infection and serious complications (viral dissemination, bacteremia) was relatively high in patients with evidence of extracutaneous involvement, especially in patients with Sézary syndrome. The major factors identified to account for this predisposition to HZV infection include intensive treatment with radiation therapy or drugs given for systemic effect and/or immunologic deficiency consequent to advanced disease. These observations are quite similar to those made in patients with Hodgkin's disease.
AB - The overall frequency of herpes zoster-varicella (HZV) infection in 221 patients with histologically confirmed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma was 10% (22 patients). The frequency of HZV infection and serious complications (viral dissemination, bacteremia) was relatively high in patients with evidence of extracutaneous involvement, especially in patients with Sézary syndrome. The major factors identified to account for this predisposition to HZV infection include intensive treatment with radiation therapy or drugs given for systemic effect and/or immunologic deficiency consequent to advanced disease. These observations are quite similar to those made in patients with Hodgkin's disease.
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U2 - 10.1001/archderm.1980.01640280044015
DO - 10.1001/archderm.1980.01640280044015
M3 - Article
C2 - 6245621
AN - SCOPUS:0018859955
SN - 0003-987X
VL - 116
SP - 408
EP - 412
JO - Archives of Dermatology
JF - Archives of Dermatology
IS - 4
ER -