| morphea herpetiformis | Morphea distributed along the course of distribution of a nerve, similar to the distribution of the lesions of herpes zoster. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dermatitis herpetiformis | <dermatology> A chronic disease of the skin characterised by severe itching, extensive eruption of vesicles (blisters) and papules which occur in groups. May be associated with an occult malignancy in the elderly patient. Treatment includes sulpha-based antibiotics. In some cases this condition may be associated with malabsorption. Relapses are common. (27 Sep 1997) |
| impetigo herpetiformis | A rare pyoderma, occurring most commonly in pregnant women in the third trimester, as an eruption of small closely aggregated pustules developing upon an inflammatory base and accompanied by severe constitutional symptoms and foetal death. (05 Mar 2000) |