ELIDEL / varicella zoster virus infection (chicken pox or shingles), herpes simplex virus infection, or eczema herpeticum
United States · event evidence
varicella zoster virus infection (chicken pox or shingles), herpes simplex virus infection, or eczema herpeticum
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The label says treatment may be independently associated with an increased risk of these infections; it also notes that patients with atopic dermatitis are predisposed to superficial skin infections.
Authority
DailyMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine
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ELIDEL (PIMECROLIMUS) CREAM [PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE, INC.]
While patients with atopic dermatitis are predisposed to superficial skin infections including eczema herpeticum (Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption), treatment with ELIDEL Cream may be independently associated with an increased risk of varicella zoster virus infection (chicken pox or shingles), herpes simplex virus infection, or eczema herpeticum.
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Not stated
Context
The label says treatment may be independently associated with an increased risk of these infections; it also notes that patients with atopic dermatitis are predisposed to superficial skin infections.