A Case of Zoster Duplex Bilateralis.
10.5021/ad.2002.14.1.59
- Author:
Bong Ju SHIN
;
Joo Hyun SHIM
;
Seong Jun SEO
;
Chang Kwun HONG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Zoster duplex
- MeSH:
Buttocks;
Candidiasis;
Female;
Giant Cells;
Heart Failure;
Herpes Zoster*;
Humans;
Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies;
Leukemia;
Thorax;
Young Adult
- From:Annals of Dermatology
2002;14(1):59-62
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Herpes zoster involving noncontiguous dual dermatomes is very rare in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised persons. This unique presentation has been referred to as zoster duplex unilateralis or bilateralis, depending whether one or both halves of the body are involved. A 22-year-old woman, who had been treated for acute leukemia, congestive heart failure and chronic disseminated candidiasis, was referred to our department for painful papulovesicular eruptions on the right side of the anterior chest and upper back for 2 days, and the left buttock for 1 day. Tzanck smear revealed multinucleated giant cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies. We report a rare case of zoster duplex bilateralis.
