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Case of herpes zoster duplex bilateralis
Author(s) -
SHIN Bong Seok,
SEO Hyun Deok,
NA Chan Ho,
CHOI Kyu Chul
Publication year - 2009
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.1346-8138.2009.00596.x
Subject(s) - duplex (building) , medicine , prednisolone , dermatology , abdomen , surgery , chemistry , dna , biochemistry
Non‐contiguously simultaneous development of herpes zoster is very rare. It is named either herpes zoster duplex unilateralis or bilaterarlis, depending on whether one or both sides of the body are involved. Herein, we report a 21‐year‐old man, who had been treated for ulcerative colitis with prednisolone, and presented with painful grouped vesicles of the lower abdomen and back in a relatively symmetrical distribution. A Tzanck smear and punch biopsy were performed on the vesicles of the back. We report a rare case of symmetrical herpes zoster duplex bilateralis.