A rare case of disseminated cutaneous zoster in an immunocompetent patient

BACKGROUND: Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in healthy persons is uncommon, though it has been described in immunocompromised patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an elderly man with no apparent immunosuppressive condition. The patient was t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gupta, S, Jain, A, Gardiner, C, Tyring, SK
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1327670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16351732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-6-50
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in healthy persons is uncommon, though it has been described in immunocompromised patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an elderly man with no apparent immunosuppressive condition. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous Acyclovir. CONCLUSION: We suggest that disseminated zoster can occur in an immunocompetent host and should be promptly recognized and treated to prevent serious complications.

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