Herpes Zoster Duplex Bilateralis in a Patient with Breast Cancer.
- Author:
Kwang Ho YOO
1
;
Ju Hee PARK
;
Beom Joon KIM
;
Myeung Nam KIM
;
Kye Yong SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. Beomjoon@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Herpes zoster;
Breast neoplasms
- MeSH:
Breast;
Breast Neoplasms;
Female;
Herpes Zoster;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Skin
- From:Cancer Research and Treatment
2009;41(1):50-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The skin lesion of herpes zoster is classically limited to a single dermatome, and most cases of multi-dermatomal herpes zoster have contiguous skin lesions. Noncontigous multi-dermatomal herpes zoster is very rare in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed persons. The phenomenon of zoster occurring in two non-contiguous dermatomes has been referred to as zoster duplex unilateralis or bilateralis. We report here on a case of herpes zoster duplex bilateralis in a 49-year-old woman who had previously received chemotherapy for breast cancer treatment.
