Open AccessAtypical presentation of herpes zoster in a case with acute myeloblastic leukemia
Author(s) -
Fesih Aktar,
Sinan Akbayram,
Necmettın Akdeniz,
Siraç Aktar,
Cihangir Akgün,
Murat Doğan,
Hüseyîn Çaksen,
Ahmet Faik Öner
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of acute disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-5516
pISSN - 2221-6189
DOI - 10.1016/s2221-6189(13)60101-8
Subject(s) - medicine , acute myeloblastic leukemia , incidence (geometry) , forearm , leukemia , population , dermatology , acute leukemia , immunology , pediatrics , surgery , physics , environmental health , optics
Herpes zoster (HZ) is often associated with painful erythematous vesicular eruptions of the skin or mucous membranes. Approximately 10% to 30% of the population will suffer from HZ during their lifetime. HZ is infrequent in healthy children. However, diminished cellular immunity seems to increase risk of reactivation because incidence increases with age and in immunocompromised states. We report a 7-year-old girl with acute myeloblastic leukemia HZ infection on the right palmar, elbow and forearm region (C7, C8 and T1 dermatomes). We want to indicate unusual localization of HZ on the acute myeloblastic leukemia child patient