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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

shingles Herpes zoster

Body Site

trunk

Age

18 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

dermatomal

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

asymmetric

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.

Description

clustered uniform 2-3 mm vesicles in a dermatomal pattern

Categories

vesiculobullous eruptions infections and infestations

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1/8/2006 22:17:52

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