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Case Report

Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent elderly patient

1
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
Submission received: 10 June 2014 / Revised: 5 July 2014 / Accepted: 15 July 2014 / Published: 26 August 2014

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.
Keywords: herpes zoster; disseminated; cutaneous; immunocompetent herpes zoster; disseminated; cutaneous; immunocompetent

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Gomez, E.; Chernev, I. Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent elderly patient. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2014, 6, 5513. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2014.5513

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Gomez E, Chernev I. Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent elderly patient. Infectious Disease Reports. 2014; 6(3):5513. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2014.5513

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Gomez, Eric, and Ivan Chernev. 2014. "Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent elderly patient" Infectious Disease Reports 6, no. 3: 5513. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2014.5513

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