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March 1979, Vol 133, No. 3 >
Article | March 1979

Zoster-like Eruption due to Echovirus 6 FREE

Richard H. Meade, MD; Te-Wen Chang, MD
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Am J Dis Child. 1979;133(3):283-284. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130030059010.
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• A unilateral vesiculobullous eruption associated with fever was seen on the neck, shoulder, and upper part of the chest of a 7-year-old boy. Although three dermatomes in all were involved, the lesions resembled herpes zoster. The patient had had varicella in infancy. Culture of fluid from several bullae yielded echovirus 6; however, and serum neutralizing antibody to this virus rose in titer from 1:32 to 1:640. It is suggested that echovirus 6 and other enteroviruses may cause a number of vesicular eruptions that resemble herpes zoster and similar infections. Viral culture, while often difficult to obtain, is the only way to identify the cause of eruptions like this one.

(Am J Dis Child 133:283-284, 1979)

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Schleissner LA, Portnoy B:  The spectrum of echovirus: 1. Disease in a young diabetic . Chest 63:457-459, 1973;.
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Cherry JD, Lerner AM, Klein JO, et al:  Echo II virus infections associated with exanthema . Pediatrics 32:509-516, 1963;.

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Winkelmann RK, Perry HO:  Herpes zoster in children . JAMA 171:876-880, 1959;.
Link to Article
2 +
Cherry JD:  Newer viral exanthems . Adv Pediatr 16:233-286, 1969;.
3 +
Cherry JD, Bobinski JE, Horvath FL, et al:  Acute hemangioma-like lesions associated with echoviral infections . Pediatrics 44:498-502, 1969;.
4 +
Selwyn S, Howitt LF:  A mosaic of enteroviruses . Lancet 2:548-550, 1962;.
Link to Article
5 +
Hanniner P, Pohjonen R:  Echovirus type 6 meningitis . Scand J Infect Dis 3:121-125, 1971;.
6 +
Karzon DT, Barron AC:  An epidemic of aseptic meningitis syndrome due to echovirus type 6 . Pediatrics 29:409-417, 1962;.
7 +
Deseda-Tous J, Byatt PH, Cherry JD:  Vesicular lesions in adults due to echovirus 2 infections . Arch Dermatol 113:1705-1706, 1977;.
Link to Article
8 +
Schleissner LA, Portnoy B:  The spectrum of echovirus: 1. Disease in a young diabetic . Chest 63:457-459, 1973;.
Link to Article
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Cherry JD, Lerner AM, Klein JO, et al:  Echo II virus infections associated with exanthema . Pediatrics 32:509-516, 1963;.

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