Bullous Disseminated Herpes Zoster: An Atypical Presentation.
atypical presentation
herpes zoster
immunocompromised host
varicella zoster virus infection
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
20 Jul 2020
20 Jul 2020
Historique:
entrez:
25
8
2020
pubmed:
25
8
2020
medline:
25
8
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Herpes zoster is an infection resulting from the reactivation of dormant varicella zoster virus (VZV) in a posterior dorsal root ganglion. It affects 50% of immunocompromised patients and, when the viral infection persists, it can lead to a process known as disseminated varicella zoster virus (dVZV). Here we discuss a case of a bullous presentation of VZV with a rapid evolution of disseminated herpes zoster in an immunocompromised patient. Maintaining a broad differential diagnosis is necessary for early diagnosis and treatment of atypical presentations of herpes zoster, which is imperative to avoid increasing morbidity and mortality.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32832290
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9293
pmc: PMC7437097
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e9293Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Jethwa et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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