Herpes Zoster, Shingles - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD

Diagnosis

Herpes zoster shingles

Body Site

back

Age

9 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

dermatomal linear

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

A healthy 9 year old girl developed dermatomal grouped red papules that rapidly evolved to vesicles and crusted over within 7 days on the right mid back extending to the right mid chest. The rash did not cross the mid line. Her mother said that she had chicken pox when she was 15 months old.

Description

grouped dermatomal uniform vesicles some with crusts

Image Added

9/15/2002 22:06:14

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