Viral infections of the face

Abstract Viral infections affecting the face may cause significant morbidity, cosmetic disfigurement, and psychological distress. The success of therapy needs whole and correct evaluation of the clinical signs and symptoms. Some viruses such as Papillomaviridae, Herpesviridae, and Polyomaviridae pri...

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Published in:Clinics in dermatology 2014-11, Vol.32 (6), p.715-733
Main Authors: Avci, Oktay, MD, Ertam, Ilgen, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use
Dermatology
Esthetics
Facial Dermatoses - drug therapy
Facial Dermatoses - epidemiology
Facial Dermatoses - virology
Female
Herpesviridae - drug effects
Herpesviridae - isolation & purification
Humans
Incidence
Male
Papillomaviridae - drug effects
Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification
Polyomaviridae - drug effects
Polyomaviridae - isolation & purification
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Virus Diseases - drug therapy
Virus Diseases - epidemiology
Virus Diseases - virology
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Summary:Abstract Viral infections affecting the face may cause significant morbidity, cosmetic disfigurement, and psychological distress. The success of therapy needs whole and correct evaluation of the clinical signs and symptoms. Some viruses such as Papillomaviridae, Herpesviridae, and Polyomaviridae primarily infect the facial skin, whereas others affect the face infrequently, as in parapox virus infections. Sometimes, involvement of the face can be a part of more generalized eruption and systemic symptoms in viral infections caused by Todaviridae, Flaviviridae, Arenaviridiae, and Flaviviridae. Clinical diagnosis can be challenging in various viral diseases when they occur in nonendemic geographic areas. The objective of this review was to concentrate on epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of the viral illnesses with facial skin involvement.
ISSN:0738-081X
1879-1131
DOI:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2014.02.010