A case of cutaneous metastasis mimicking herpes zoster rash

Cutaneous metastasis is a rare occurrence and often is confused with infectious etiology most commonly herpes zoster rash. We present a case 49 year old male with history of metastatic colon cancer with persistent dermatomal vesicular rash that thought to be due to herpes zoster. A skin biopsy event...

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Autores principales: Chiang, Angela, Salomon, Nadim, Gaikwad, Rahul, Kirshner, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6010974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29942781
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2018.05.002
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Sumario:Cutaneous metastasis is a rare occurrence and often is confused with infectious etiology most commonly herpes zoster rash. We present a case 49 year old male with history of metastatic colon cancer with persistent dermatomal vesicular rash that thought to be due to herpes zoster. A skin biopsy eventually revealed malignant cells.

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