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Atypical exanthem associated with human herpesvirus 7 active infection in a 24-year-old man
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Published: 30 March 2026
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An otherwise healthy 24-year-old male patient presented to us with a three-day history of a diffuse, pruritic skin eruption preceded by low-grade fever and fatigue in the previous two weeks. Physical examination revealed an atypical exanthem with a polymorphic pattern characterized by diffuse erythematous macular lesions on the forehead, erythema, edema, and vesicles on the ears, erythematous papules on the forearms and trunk, and maculo-papular-petechial lesions on the pubic area and buttocks. An erythematous-purpuric enanthem and symmetrical enlargement of the cervical-axillary lymph nodes were also detected. [...]
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Drago F, Sbarra G, Liguori G, Rosato WA, De Marco A, Lospalluti L, et al. Atypical exanthem associated with human herpesvirus 7 active infection in a 24-year-old man. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2026 Mar. 30 [cited 2026 Jun. 2];. Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/10441
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