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January 2015 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This case report highlights the successful treatment of Kaposi varicelliform eruption in a pemphigus vulgaris patient using intravenous acyclovir, alongside antibiotics, resulting in healing of skin lesions with scarring.
September 2014 in “Archives of disease in childhood” This case report describes a 12-year-old boy who developed severe shingles with skin erosion and hair loss despite early aciclovir treatment after a stem-cell transplant for relapsed acute myeloid leukemia.
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April 2007 in “Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition” This case report describes a 16-year-old liver transplant patient with previous chicken pox infection experiencing disseminated varicella zoster virus infection with pneumonia, highlighting the importance of early acyclovir treatment in immunocompromised patients.
February 2010 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This case report describes a 4-month-old boy with anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and immunodeficiency who showed minimal improvement with initial treatments but significant improvement after an umbilical cord blood transplantation.
November 2025 in “Indian Journal of Nephrology” In this case study, a 43-year-old male with anti-GBM disease experienced a relapse triggered by hair dye, leading to diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; managing this with plasmapheresis, intravenous immunoglobulins, and rituximab suggests rituximab may be beneficial for relapsing cases.