Kaposi varicelliform eruption associated with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment treatment in atopic blepharitis.

OBJECTIVE

To report the association of Kaposi varicelliform eruption (KVE) with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment treatment of atopic blepharitis in a patient with atopic dermatitis (AD).

METHOD: We encountered KVE in a 20-year-old male patient with atopic blepharitis and AD who developed generalized herpetic lesions on his face 28 days after commencement of treatment.

RESULT: The lesions resolved quickly with intravenous acyclovir treatment.

CONCLUSION

Ophthalmologists should be well aware of KVE as a complication of immunosuppressive treatment in patients with atopic blepharitis.