KAPOSI'S VARICELLIFORM ERUPTION

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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

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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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