Zoster, Herpes Zoster, Shingles - DermAtlas

Contributor

Paul Donovan

Diagnosis

zoster Herpes zoster shingles

Body Site

chest back neck

Age

7 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

dermatomal grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 7-year-old boy developed shingles on his shoulder, upper chest, and arm. The lesions were mildly pruritic, and resolved with compresses and calamine lotion over 2 weeks. He had received the varicella vaccine as a toddler.

Description

clustered dermatomal 2-3 mm vesicles

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10/14/2003 8:35:44

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