Ann Dermatol.  2002 Mar;14(1):59-62. 10.5021/ad.2002.14.1.59.

A Case of Zoster Duplex Bilateralis

Abstract

Herpes zoster involving noncontiguous dual dermatomes is very rare in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised persons. This unique presentation has been referred to as zoster duplex unilateralis or bilateralis, depending whether one or both halves of the body are involved. A 22-year-old woman, who had been treated for acute leukemia, congestive heart failure and chronic disseminated candidiasis, was referred to our department for painful papulovesicular eruptions on the right side of the anterior chest and upper back for 2 days, and the left buttock for 1 day. Tzanck smear revealed multinucleated giant cells with intranuclear inclusion bodies. We report a rare case of zoster duplex bilateralis.

Keyword

Zoster duplex

MeSH Terms

Buttocks
Candidiasis
Female
Giant Cells
Heart Failure
Herpes Zoster*
Humans
Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies
Leukemia
Thorax
Young Adult

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