A Case of Post-zoster Eosinophilic Dermatosis.

Author: Ji Hyun LEE ¹ ; Hei Sung KIM ; Hyung Ok KIM ; Young Min PARK
Author Information

1. Department of Dermatology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. yymmpark6301@ hotmail.com
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Herpes zoster; Isotopic response; Post-zoster eosinophilic dermatosis
MeSH: Eosinophils; Female; Herpes Zoster; Histiocytes; Humans; Lymphocytes; Middle Aged; Rare Diseases; Skin Diseases
From:Annals of Dermatology 2009;21(3):274-276
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Post-zoster eosinophilic dermatosis is a rare disease that occurs as an isotopic response in the region of previously healed herpes zoster. We report here on a case of post-zoster eosinophilic dermatosis that occurred 13 years after an episode of herpes zoster. A 48-year-old woman presented with several pruritic, brown papules and plaques in the same dermatome where her previous episode of herpes zoster had healed. Histopathologically, there was a dermal inflammatory cell infiltration composed of abundant eosinophils, lymphocytes and histiocytes. Based on these clinicopathologic findings, the patient was diagnosed with post-zoster eosinophilic dermatosis.