title: Generalized mastocytosis, relapsing herpes zoster and polyradiculoneuritis.
abstract: A 68-year-old woman suffering from a longstanding urticaria pigmentosa with mast cell infiltrations in bones had two attacks of herpes zoster. The second herpes zoster attack was followed by a severe polyradiculoneuritis (Guillain-Barré syndrome). The sequence of events suggests an immunological deficiency.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D012008:Recurrence; D014582:Urticaria Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology