Recurrent Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Male: A Case Report

Herpes zoster is an infection caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus presenting as multiple grouped vesicular eruptions in a dermatomal pattern with associated pain. Recurrent herpes zoster is an uncommon event in an immunocompetent host. Here, we report a case of a young male presenting w...

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Autores principales: Parajuli, Niraj, Shrestha, Rushma, Lama, Laila, Karki, Anupama
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Journal of the Nepal Medical Association 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9124316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35199763
http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6629
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author Parajuli, Niraj
Shrestha, Rushma
Lama, Laila
Karki, Anupama
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description Herpes zoster is an infection caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus presenting as multiple grouped vesicular eruptions in a dermatomal pattern with associated pain. Recurrent herpes zoster is an uncommon event in an immunocompetent host. Here, we report a case of a young male presenting with herpes zoster over the T9 and T10 dermatome with the previous scarring of herpes zoster over the T6 dermatome over the right upper trunk. The patient improved on treatment with oral acyclovir and analgesics. In any patient with recurrenrt hepes zoster, work-up should be done to rule out immunosuppresion.
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spelling pubmed-91243162022-05-27 Recurrent Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Male: A Case Report Parajuli, Niraj Shrestha, Rushma Lama, Laila Karki, Anupama JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc Original Article Herpes zoster is an infection caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus presenting as multiple grouped vesicular eruptions in a dermatomal pattern with associated pain. Recurrent herpes zoster is an uncommon event in an immunocompetent host. Here, we report a case of a young male presenting with herpes zoster over the T9 and T10 dermatome with the previous scarring of herpes zoster over the T6 dermatome over the right upper trunk. The patient improved on treatment with oral acyclovir and analgesics. In any patient with recurrenrt hepes zoster, work-up should be done to rule out immunosuppresion. Journal of the Nepal Medical Association 2021-11 2021-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9124316/ /pubmed/35199763 http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6629 Text en © The Author(s) 2018. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Recurrent Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Male: A Case Report
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title_fullStr Recurrent Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Male: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Male: A Case Report
title_short Recurrent Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Male: A Case Report
title_sort recurrent herpes zoster in an immunocompetent male: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9124316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35199763
http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.6629
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