Patients with SLE carry an increased risk of infection that account for 11-23% of all hospitalized patients and 50% of all SLE patients develop major infections during the course of their disease. Globally Herpes Zoster has been reported as the most frequent viral infection in SLE patients. We determined the clinical spectrum, disease sequelae and the risk factors associated with the developmen...

QUESTION One of my pregnant patients, a 32-year-old woman (gravida 2, para 1), has a flare up of herpes zoster (HZ) at the T11 to T12 dermatomes. This virus, the varicella-zoster virus, causes chickenpox, which can be teratogenic. Is this also true for HZ? ANSWER Herpes zoster, unlike chickenpox, is not associated with increased fetal risk. In contrast, a nonimmune woman exposed to HZ by cont...

BACKGROUND Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in healthy persons is uncommon, though it has been described in immunocompromised patients. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a case of disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an elderly man with no apparent immunosuppressive condition. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous Acyclovir. CONCLUSION We suggest that disseminated zoster ...

BACKGROUND The incidence of recurrent herpes zoster (HZ) and the relationship between initial and recurrent HZ are not clear. METHODS The Miyazaki Dermatologist Society has surveyed ~5000 patients with HZ annually since 1997. A questionnaire regarding HZ and its recurrence was completed by the dermatologists. RESULTS A total of 34 877 patients with HZ were registered at 43 clinics between J...

INTRODUÇÃO: O vírus varicela-zoster é um herpesvírus que causa a varicela como infecção primária. Este permanece latente durante vida e pode ser reativado na forma de herpes zóster, o mais comumente ocorre em pessoas idosas. objetivo deste artigo revisar aspectos relacionados prevenção do zoster idosos. MÉTODOS: estudo foi realizado por levantamento bibliográfico utilizando as palavras-chave “ ...

This study investigated the incidence of and risk factors for herpes zoster in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) who were receiving anti-lymphoma treatment. The overall incidence density of herpes zoster was 12.21% (472/3865); 11.79% (258/2188) of the patients received conventional chemotherapy and 12.76% (214/1677) of the patients received rituximab-containing chemotherapy. For the pati...

The skin lesions of herpes zoster are classically limited to a single dermatome and most cases of multidermatomal herpes zoster have contiguous skin lesions. Simultaneous involvement of two noncontiguous dermatomes is very rare and it has been referred to as zoster duplex unilateralis or bilateralis, depending whether one or both halves of the body are involved. A 67-year-old woman presented wi...

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A 68-year-old female patient with IgG kappa-type multiple myeloma was treated with a bortezomib-based regimen. She had bilateral back pain 1 month after the chemotherapy. Because she had no skin lesions, we initially suspected, but did not find, a bone fract...

BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster oticus accounts for about 10% cases of facial palsy, which is usually unilateral and complete and full recovery occurs in only about 20% of untreated patients. Bilateral herpes zoster oticus can sometime occur in immunocompromised patients, though incidence is very rare. CASE PRESENTATION: Diabetic male, 57 year old presented to us with bilateral facial palsy due to he...