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Viral infection of skin

MedGen UID:
56471
•Concept ID:
C0162628
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disease, Viral Skin; Diseases, Viral Skin; Skin Disease, Viral; Skin Diseases, Viral; Viral Skin Disease; Viral Skin Diseases
SNOMED CT: Viral dermatological disorders (128937004); Viral infection of skin (128937004)

Definition

Skin diseases caused by viruses. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous warts (2022).
Zhu P, Qi RQ, Yang Y, Huo W, Zhang Y, He L, Wang G, Xu J, Zhang F, Yang R, Tu P, Ma L, Liu Q, Li Y, Gu H, Cheng B, Chen X, Chen A, Xiao S, Jin H, Zhang J, Li S, Yao Z, Pan W, Yang H, Shen Z, Cheng H, Song P, Fu L, Chen H, Geng S, Zeng K, Wang J, Tao J, Chen Y, Wang X, Gao XH
J Evid Based Med 2022 Sep;15(3):284-301. Epub 2022 Sep 18 doi: 10.1111/jebm.12494. PMID: 36117295Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Review.
Tuddenham S, Hamill MM, Ghanem KG
JAMA 2022 Jan 11;327(2):161-172. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.23487. PMID: 35015033
Plantar Warts: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management.
Witchey DJ, Witchey NB, Roth-Kauffman MM, Kauffman MK
J Am Osteopath Assoc 2018 Feb 1;118(2):92-105. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2018.024. PMID: 29379975

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Molluscum Contagiosum Involving an Epidermoid Cyst - A Rare Association and Potential Source of Clinical Misdiagnosis.
Ghosh P, Saha K
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2014 Jan-Mar;52(193):723-5. PMID: 26905556

Clinical prediction guides

Langerhans cells in molluscum contagiosum, verruca vulgaris, plantar wart, and condyloma acuminatum.
Bhawan J, Dayal Y, Bhan AK
J Am Acad Dermatol 1986 Oct;15(4 Pt 1):645-9. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(86)70219-3. PMID: 2429998

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