Recurrent herpes zoster duplex symmetricus in HIV infection
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Herpes Zoster Duplex Symmetricus in an Immunocompetent 70-year Female
Introduction Herpes zoster is a neuroectodermal viral infection which afflicts one or more closely grouped, spinal or cranial nerves, resulting in unilateral radicular pain and vesicular eruption limited to a dermatome innervated by that nerve [1]. Bilateral involvement is rare, bilaterally symmetrical involvement is extremely rare. We hereby report a case of bilaterally symmetrical herpes zost...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0019-5154
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.39741