Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Herpes zoster or shingles, is characterized by a unilateral vesicular eruption with a dermatomal distribution. . The onset of disease is heralded by pain within the dermatomes that precedes the lesions by 48 to 72 hours. more than one contiguous unilateral dermatome, called multidermatomal HZ. Multidermatomal haemorrhagic involvement is rare in immunocompetent patients. we report a 74 iranian immunocompotent male;a rare case of herpes zoster involving right C5-C7,T6,T7,L1,L2 and left T11.Herpes zoster infection was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction analysis. We prescribed ACYCLOVIR 500 MG IV TDS for 7 days. On outpatient follow up two weeks later the patient's clinical status improved and rashes resolved.
Author: Saberi Kianoush
Institutions: Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408366231