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Kaposi's varicelliform eruption

Kaposi's varicelliform eruption

9.9
A serious skin infection with many blisters and high fever that happens after a viral infection in people with eczema
  • noun
  • /ˈkæpoʊsiz ˌværɪsɛlɪˈfɔrm ɪˈrʌpʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : erupción variceliforme de Kaposi
  • The patient was diagnosed with Kaposi's varicelliform eruption after developing widespread vesicular lesions and a high fever.

Examples

  • Prompt treatment is essential when Kaposi's varicelliform eruption develops in children with atopic dermatitis.

  • Some medical textbooks describe Kaposi's varicelliform eruption as a rare but serious complication of viral infections in the skin.

  • The patient was diagnosed with Kaposi's varicelliform eruption last week.

  • Doctors often see Kaposi's varicelliform eruptions in individuals with weakened immune systems.

  • Prompt treatment is essential when Kaposi's varicelliform eruption develops in children with atopic dermatitis.

  • The patient was diagnosed with Kaposi's varicelliform eruption after developing widespread vesicular lesions and a high fever.

  • Some medical textbooks describe Kaposi's varicelliform eruption as a rare but serious complication of viral infections in the skin.

Synonyms

eruption
vsKaposi's varicelliform eruption
  • Specialized
4 4.9

A sudden rash of red spots that appears on the skin

is a specific severe infection causing fever and blisters in atopic dermatitis patients
skin eruption
vsKaposi's varicelliform eruption
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Raised red or swollen patches that suddenly appear on the skin

is a rare severe infection with fever and blisters in people with atopic dermatitis
eczema vaccinatum
vsKaposi's varicelliform eruption
  • Specialized
9.9

A severe skin reaction after smallpox vaccine in people with eczema, causing widespread sores and high fever

occurs after other viral infections mainly in people with atopic dermatitis

Surface Forms

Kaposi's varicelliform eruption singular

Morphology

Kaposi's + varicelliform + eruption

Knowing 'varicelliform' (chickenpox-like) and 'eruption' (rash) allows a learner to infer a chickenpox-like skin rash, so part of the meaning is compositionally recoverable. However, the eponym 'Kaposi's' and the clinical details (severity, rarity, association with atopic dermatitis) are not derivable from the constituents, so the full medical sense is not fully predictable.

Etymology

Kaposi's varicelliform eruption gets its name from Dr. Moritz Kaposi and the word varicelliform, which literally means 'like chickenpox'. So, the name creates the image of a sudden skin eruption with many blisters, and that's why it refers to 'a rare, serious skin infection' often seen in people with eczema.