Eczema herpeticum occurs when the patient suffering from eczema gets infected with the herpes simplex virus. It is vital to understand the earliest symptoms and identify them so that medical attention can be sought at the earliest.

Some of the earliest symptoms that would alarm of the possible fatal condition are:

Severe itching

Extreme tiredness

Fever

Terrible pain in the body

Scaling of eczema patches

Blisters leaking with puss

These are the signs of the prospective dangers. As soon as such symptoms are noted, doctor must be consulted. Of course, these symptoms are not that dangerous but when the patient has the history of cold sores, the risk of getting infected from herpeticum eczema is higher. As the disease spreads further there might be symptoms like insomnia mainly because of severe itching. There is also lot of embarrassment and discomfort because there are itchy patches all over the body or on some parts of the body.

This infection spreads fast and if left untreated can also cause fatal risk to kidney, liver, brain and other organs of the body. Herpeticum eczema is described as dermatological emergency. Thus, even before the tests are confirmed the medical treatment starts to stop the infection to spread further.