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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

shingles Herpes zoster

Body Site

axilla (armpit) trunk chest

Age

17 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

dermatomal

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy adolescent boy with a history of childhood chicken pox developed shingles on the left upper back extending in a dermatomal band to the left axilla and across the chest to the midline. His eruption settled down with a course of oral valacyclovir.

Description

clustered dermatomal 2-3 mm crusted vesicles

Categories

vesiculobullous eruptions infections and infestations

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11/24/2003 19:11:31

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