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26 August 2014

Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent elderly patient

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Department of Medicine, Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Beckley, WV, USA
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West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV, USA
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Infect. Dis. Rep.2014, 6(3), 5513;https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2014.5513
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Abstract

Herpes zoster is a clinical syndrome which usually presents with a localized, vesicular rash in a dermatomal distribution. Cutaneous dissemination rarely occurs in immunocompetent patients, therefore little is known about the baseline demographic, clinical characteristics, management and outcome of these patients. Herein, we report a case of disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent patient along with a review and analysis of 28 cases previously reported in the literature.

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