Atypical herpes zoster presentation in a healthy vaccinated pediatric patient.
Cutis
; 100(5): 303-304, 2017 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 6-year-old girl with no notable medical history who presented to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of left leg pain with an overlying erythematous rash of 4 days' duration. Clinical examination revealed pink patches and plaques in a unilateral L5 distribution with an isolated pinpoint vesicle. Direct fluorescent antibody testing confirmed varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, establishing a diagnosis of herpes zoster (HZ). The patient previously had received the VZV vaccine in the left leg and arm and had no history of primary VZV infection. We summarize this case and discuss the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of HZ in vaccinated children.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aciclovir
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Herpesvirus Humano 3
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Vacuna contra el Herpes Zóster
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Herpes Zóster
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article