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A Case of Herpes Zoster Associated with Colitis
Author(s) -
Okimura Hiroshi,
Muto Masahiko,
Ichimiya Makoto,
Mogami Satoshi,
Takahata Hiroaki,
Asagami Chidori
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb02668.x
Subject(s) - dermatome , colitis , medicine , varicella zoster virus , dermatology , gastroenterology , virology , virus , surgery
A 58‐year‐old Japanese woman who had herpes zoster in association with colitis was successfully treated with intravenously administrated acyclovir. Vesicular lesions with red haloes ranged from the left side of her buttock to the left extremity, corresponding to the L4 to S2 dermatomes. Her colitis was considered to have been induced by varicella‐zoster virus, based on the facts that the clinical courses were correlated and that the innervation of the affected site of the colon corresponded to an infected dermatome (S2).