eczema vaccinatum

Definitions of eczema vaccinatum
  1. noun
    a now rare complication of vaccinia superimposed on atopic dermatitis with high fever and generalized vesicles and papulovesicles
    synonyms: Kaposi's varicelliform eruption
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    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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