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    BMC Fam Pract. 2005 Dec 14;6:50.

    A rare case of disseminated cutaneous zoster in an immunocompetent patient.

    Gupta S, Jain A, Gardiner C, Tyring SK.

    Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston 77030, USA. sachin.gupta@uth.tmc.edu

    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 can occur in an immunocompetent host and should be promptly recognized and treated to prevent serious complications.

    PMID: 16351732 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    PMCID: 1327670

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