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KAPOSI'S VARICELLIFORM ERUPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles
Synonyms:
eczema vaccinatum; Kaposi's varicelliform eruption
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("Kaposi's varicelliform eruption" is a kind of...):
eczema (generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages)
eruption (symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible)
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