DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,Herpes zoster,shingles

© 2001-2009, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	Herpes_Zoster_3_060623	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	HERPES ZOSTER / SHINGLES	*Category:*	dermatomal eruption / infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions
	*Body Site:*	abdomen / back suprapubic area	*Age:*	2 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernardo Raigosa, MD
	*Description:*	clustered dermatomal crusted vesicles
	*Comments:*	This 2.5 year-old girl developed acute onset of painful red papules and vesicles on the right flank and lumbar region. She was treated with oral acyclovir and topical compresses and calamine lotion. The pain resolved in 48 hours and the vesicles dried a week later. Note the progression and healing of the eruption.
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© 2001-2009, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	Herpes_Zoster_4_060623	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	HERPES ZOSTER / SHINGLES	*Category:*	dermatomal eruption / infections and infestations / vesiculobullous eruptions
	*Body Site:*	abdomen / back suprapubic area	*Age:*	2 years
	*Contributor:*	Bernardo Raigosa, MD
	*Description:*	red patch with some crust and scale
	*Comments:*	This 2.5 year-old girl developed acute onset of painful red papules and vesicles on the right flank and lumbar region. She was treated with oral acyclovir and topical compresses and calamine lotion. The pain resolved in 48 hours and the vesicles dried a week later. Note the progression and healing of the eruption.
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© 2001-2009, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	shingles_4_060108	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	SHINGLES / HERPES ZOSTER	*Category:*	vesiculobullous eruptions / infections and infestations
	*Body Site:*	back	*Age:*	18 months
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	clustered uniform 2-3 mm vesicles in a dermatomal pattern
	*Comments:*	This healthy toddler developed a dermatomal eruption typical of shingles. The lesions were slightly pruritic but otherwise asymptomatic. His older sibling had varicella when the patient was only 8 months old.
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© 2001-2009, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	shingles_3_060108	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	SHINGLES / HERPES ZOSTER	*Category:*	vesiculobullous eruptions / infections and infestations
	*Body Site:*	chest	*Age:*	18 months
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	clustered uniform 2-3 mm vesicles in a dermatomal pattern
	*Comments:*	This healthy toddler developed a dermatomal eruption typical of shingles. The lesions were slightly pruritic but otherwise asymptomatic. His older sibling had varicella when the patient was only 8 months old.
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© 2001-2009, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	shingles_2_060108	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	SHINGLES / HERPES ZOSTER	*Category:*	vesiculobullous eruptions / infections and infestations
	*Body Site:*	trunk	*Age:*	18 months
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	clustered uniform 2-3 mm vesicles in a dermatomal pattern
	*Comments:*	This healthy toddler developed a dermatomal eruption typical of shingles. The lesions were slightly pruritic but otherwise asymptomatic. His older sibling had varicella when the patient was only 8 months old.
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© 2001-2009, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	shingles_1_060108	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	SHINGLES / HERPES ZOSTER	*Category:*	vesiculobullous eruptions / infections and infestations
	*Body Site:*	back	*Age:*	18 months
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	clustered uniform 2-3 mm vesicles in a dermatomal pattern
	*Comments:*	This healthy toddler developed a dermatomal eruption typical of shingles. The lesions were slightly pruritic but otherwise asymptomatic. His older sibling had varicella when the patient was only 8 months old.
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© 2001-2009, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	zoster_1_051006	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	HERPES ZOSTER / SHINGLES	*Category:*	vesiculobullous eruptions / infections and infestations
	*Body Site:*	face / eye lid forehead	*Age:*	65 years
	*Contributor:*	Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD
	*Description:*	edematous pale purple dermatomal plaque studded with clustered vesicles and crusts
	*Comments:*	This 65-year-old man complained of a itchy, painful, burning eruption on the right side of his face for 3 weeks. He had ophthalmic involvement.
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© 2001-2009, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	zoster_2_051006	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	HERPES ZOSTER / SHINGLES	*Category:*	vesiculobullous eruptions / infections and infestations
	*Body Site:*	face / eye lid forehead	*Age:*	65 years
	*Contributor:*	Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD
	*Description:*	edematous pale purple dermatomal plaque studded with clustered vesicles and crusts
	*Comments:*	This 65-year-old man complained of a itchy, painful, burning eruption on the right side of his face for 3 weeks. He had ophthalmic involvement.
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© 2001-2009, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	herpes_zoster_1_050918	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ZOSTER / SHINGLES	*Category:*	vesiculobullous eruptions / infections and infestations
	*Body Site:*	thigh / leg	*Age:*	35 years
	*Contributor:*	Manoj Ram, MD
	*Description:*	grouped dermatomal uniform 1-3 mm vesicles
	*Comments:*	This 35-year-old man complained of painful blisters on the anterolateral aspect of his right leg for 3 days. The eruption was associated with low grade fever.

© 2001-2009, DermAtlas	*Image Name:*	newborn_zoster_1_050501	*File Type:*	jpg
	*Diagnosis:*	ZOSTER / HERPES ZOSTER / SHINGLES	*Category:*	neonatal dermatology / vesiculobullous eruptions / infections and infestations
	*Body Site:*	scalp	*Age:*	4 weeks
	*Contributor:*	Bernard Cohen, MD
	*Description:*	dermatomal clustered uniform 3-5 mm vesicles on a red base
	*Comments:*	A healthy newborn boy developed an eruption comprised of uniform vesicles to confluence on left side of his scalp. His mother had a history of varicella during the second trimester. The lesions cleared without complications.