Disseminated Pediatric Herpes Zoster Herpes zóster diseminado infantil

Herpes zoster (shingles) is rare in children with no history of chickenpox but can occur when their mothers are infected with the virus during pregnancy. In such cases, herpes zoster generally presents after the first year of life after maternal immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibodies have disappeared from the child’s blood. Disseminated pediatric herpes zoster is an unusual condition. We present the case of a 2-year-old child who was treated at the emergency department of our hospital in July 2011 with an acute and painful rash distributed metamerically in the left thoracic region. The patient was diagnosed with herpes zoster and treated with hot dry compresses. The medical history showed that the mother had contracted chickenpox at pregnancy week 21. In all other respects, the patient was a healthy child who was not taking any medications. She had an up-to-date vaccination schedule, but had not been vaccinated against the varicella zoster virus. Five days later,