Zoster, Varicella, Ataxia-telangiectasia - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

zoster varicella ataxia-telangiectasia

Body Site

neck ear

Age

12 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

purple

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

Comments

A 12 year old girl with ataxia-telangiectasia, associated IgM gammopathy, fever, and failure to thrive developed a solitary firm 1 cm violaceous nodule beneath her left ear. A scraping yielded no fluid, but a skin biopsy showed changes typical of viral infection. A viral culture for Herpes simplex was negative. The nodule healed with parenteral acyclovir.

Description

firm purple nodule with central crust

Image Added

9/20/2001 22:06:46

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