Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

HERPES ZOSTER IN AN IMMUNO-COMPROMISED INDIVIDUAL

Divya G, Shreya Moozhiyil, Jayakar Thomas

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Herpes zoster is a viral infection of the skin caused by Varicella zoster virus. Usually seen in old age and immunocompromised individuals. It presents as multiple grouped vesicles on an erythematous base. It occurs following reactivation of the virus. We report a 70–yr–old female presented to us with multiple grouped vesicles on an erythematous base over right abdomen involving T5 to T8 dermatomes.

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Divya G, Shreya Moozhiyil, Jayakar Thomas, HERPES ZOSTER IN AN IMMUNO-COMPROMISED INDIVIDUAL, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-7 | July-2018

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