Kaposi-Juliusberg Varioliform Pustulosis

Kaposi-Juliusberg varioliform pustulosis

Kaposi-Juliusberg varioliform pustulosis is a rare skin disease characterized by the appearance of multiple pustules (vesicles with purulent contents) throughout the body, resembling the rash of smallpox.

The disease was first described in 1929 by the Hungarian dermatologist Moritz Kaposi and the German dermatologist Fritz Juliusberg, after whom it received its name.

The causes of Kaposi-Juliusberg varioliform pustulosis are not completely clear. It is assumed that the disease is based on an abnormal reaction of the immune system to some infectious or non-infectious factor.

The disease can occur at any age, but is more common in young people 20-40 years old. It begins acutely, with a rise in body temperature to 38-39 degrees. After a few days, multiple pustules with purulent contents appear, located mainly on the skin of the torso, face and limbs. Pustules resemble elements of a smallpox rash.

Systemic glucocorticosteroids, antihistamines and antimicrobial drugs are used for treatment. The prognosis with timely treatment is favorable, the disease resolves without consequences.

Kaposi-Juliusberg varliform pustulosis is the most common type of skin disease of the entire variety of polymorphic varifitomas caused by human herpes viruses (HSV-II). Today, this disease is widespread throughout the world, and yet the exact causes have not been established. In general, pustules are single or multiple in their location on the skin and vary only from the beginning and end of their manifestation. The contents of the pustules in this disease only come out when opened, but the pus itself subsequently remains. Skin rashes are characterized by a congestive rash, as one