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Herpes Zoster in Childhood: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Smith Corinne G.,
Glaser Dee Anna
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1996.tb01208.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , dermatology
Herpes zoster in childhood is uncommon even in the setting of known risk factors such as primary varicella zoster infection before 12 months of age and immunocompromised states. We report a 7‐year‐old, otherwise healthy girl with shingles, and review the risk factors, prognosis, and treatment of pediatric zoster.