Varicella, Zoster, Shingles, Chicken Pox - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

varicella zoster shingles chicken pox

Body Site

hand wrist

Age

6 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

asymmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 6 year old boy developed fever and a tender swollen right arm 24 hours before a linear eruption comprised of clusters of 2-3 mm vesicles. The following day several scattered red papules and vesicles appeared on his right chest, left leg, abdomen, and neck. A Tzanck smear showed multinucleated giant cells and polymerase chain reaction studies were pending. He received varicella vaccine when he was 15 months old.

Description

linear clusters of 2-3 mm vesicles

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11/19/2002 22:43:49

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