Zoster, Herpes Zoster, Shingles - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

zoster Herpes zoster shingles

Body Site

scalp

Age

4 weeks

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered dermatomal

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

asymmetric

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.

Description

dermatomal clustered uniform 3-5 mm vesicles on a red base

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5/1/2005 22:45:04

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