Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent elderly patient

Herpes zoster is a clinical syndrome which usually presents with a localized, vesicular rash in a dermatomal distribution. Cutaneous dissemination rarely occurs in immunocompetent patients, therefore little is known about the baseline demographic, clinical characteristics, management and outcome of...

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Main Authors: Eric Gomez (Author), Ivan Chernev (Author)
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Published: MDPI AG, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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