Back to Search
Start Over
Herpes zoster (shingles) complicating the course of COVID19 infection
- Source :
- Journal of Dermatological Treatment, Vol 33, Iss 2, Pp 1123-1125 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
-
Abstract
- Different skin presentations and patterns of cutaneous signs were reported in COVID19 patients. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection is responsible for two very common skin conditions. Varicella (chickenpox) is the initial presentation for infection with VZV and is characterized by a diffuse vesicular rash. It is after this initial attack, that VZV remains latent in the dorsal root ganglia before reactivating to present as herpes zoster (HZ) in middle age groups. Cutaneous skin findings remain to be emerging every day as a marker or a complication of COVID 19. We report a case of HZ complication in a 44 years old COVID 19 positive male.
- Subjects :
- varicella-zoster virus (vzv)
covid19
infections
Dermatology
RL1-803
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09546634 and 14711753
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Dermatological Treatment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f1b789e31cea4cc5a8e26fc90b5bc6a7
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2020.1782823