This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on eczema herpeticum, including its pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, disease course, complications and management. It was created by Dylan Hollman, a medical student at the Unversity of Alberta with the help of Dr. Luis Fernando Sanchez -Espino, a pediatric dermatologist at the University of Alberta.

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References 

1. Dermnetnz (https://dermnetnz.org/topics/eczema-herpeticum)

2. DynaMed (https://www.dynamed.com/condition/eczema-herpeticum#GUID-FDFD5156-92E1-405C-B186-FB240D3E5097)

3. NIH (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560781/)

4. Damour A, Garcia M, Seneschal J, Lévêque N, Bodet C. Eczema Herpeticum: Clinical and Pathophysiological Aspects. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2020;59(1):1-18. doi:10.1007/s12016-019-08768-3