Atypical herpes zoster presentation in a healthy vaccinated pediatric patient
Alicia T Dagrosa1, Lindsey K Collins2, M Shane Chapman1
1Section of Dermatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
Abstract:
We report the case of a 6-year-old girl with no notable medical history who presented to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of left leg pain with an overlying erythematous rash of 4 days' duration. Clinical examination revealed pink patches and plaques in a unilateral L5 distribution with an isolated pinpoint vesicle. Direct fluorescent antibody testing confirmed varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, establishing a diagnosis of herpes zoster (HZ). The patient previously had received the VZV vaccine in the left leg and arm and had no history of primary VZV infection. We summarize this case and discuss the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of HZ in vaccinated children.
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