Category Archives: Viral Infections

Viral Skin Diseases

Verruca vulgaris

History

         A 34-year-old man presented with a large number of asymptomatic, skin-colored papules and plaques with rough verrucous surface of one year duration. Some of the lesions had recurred few weeks after electrocautery and curettage.

Orf

History

         A 32-year-old lady presented with  a very fascinating and interesting case of multiple orf. Two tense bullae on erythematous base with central necrosis giving both lesions a target-like appearance on both hands of about 10 days duration.

Chickenpox in a man

History

          A 60-year-old man presented with severe generalized hemorrhagic vesicular rash with fever, arthralgia and headache of 4-5 days duration. The presented photo shows severe involvement of the face by vesicular rash with many vesicles having characteristic central umbilication. Family history of chickenpox was positive in many grandsons of the patient.

Orf-associated erythema multiforme

History

       Few days following the appearance of Orf lesion on the dorsal surface of the thumb bilateral symmetrical erythematous papular and plaque lesions, many of which have target-like morphology have appeared on both palms.

Pityriasis rosea

History

          A 32-year-old female presented with slightly itchy, pinkish-red, scaly plaques and patches involved the trunk and proximal parts of the extremities of two weeks duration. The scales are confined to the peripheral rim of the plaques. Note herald patch on the lower part of the right upper arm.