TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Viral Infections of the Skin A1 - Bart, Bruce A2 - Soutor, Carol A2 - Hordinsky, Maria K. PY - 2017 T2 - Clinical Dermatology AB - Despite all the advances in antiviral therapy and the body's efficient immune system, the viruses that cause common skin infections continue to evade complete destruction. The herpes simplex and herpes zoster virus can persist in a dormant state in the ganglia. The viruses that cause verrucae vulgaris (common warts) and molluscum contagiosum can persist for months to several years in the epidermis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1177004835 ER -