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Multisegmental Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Girl
Cutis. 2012 January;89(1):36-37, 40
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Elsaie ML, Shehu YM, Avashia N
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Children infrequently are afflicted with herpes zoster (HZ). Activation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in a partially immune host results in HZ. Herpes zoster in children can be benign or with varied severity, especially in cases associated with malignancy. Because of its rarity, we report widespread multisegmental HZ primarily presenting on the right side of the body and abdomen in a 6-year-old immunocompetent girl.