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Cutaneous granulomatous vasculitis after herpes zoster infection showing polyarteritis nodosa‐like features
Author(s) -
RODRÍGUEZPEREIRA C.,
SUÁAREZPEÑARANDA J.M.,
RÍO E. DEL,
FORTEZAVILA J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1997.tb01094.x
Subject(s) - granuloma annulare , medicine , polyarteritis nodosa , sarcoidosis , vasculitis , granuloma , arteritis , pseudolymphoma , pathology , dermatology , immunology , lymphoma , disease
Summary Various cutaneous lesions have been described after herpes zoster infection, such as lymphomas, pseudolymphoma and granulomatous conditions (granuloma annulare, tuberculoid granuloma, sarcoidosis). However, granulomatous vasculitis is an extremely rare sequel. We now describe a case of superficial granulomatous vasculitis with deep ‘polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)‐like’ arteritis that developed after herpes zoster infection. Polymerase chain reaction did not detect genome of the herpes virus. We suggest that this condition could be an immune response to viral proteins.