Epidermis being destroyed by herpes virus infection
Dermatology Infections: Viral--Etiology




Epidermis being destroyed by herpes virus infection

John L. Bezzant,M.D.

Epidermis being destroyed by herpes virus infection. The herpes virus causes essentially complete destruction of the epidermis, and what is seen clinically is a blister, the top of which is formed largely by the very thin stratum corneum.