Herpes zoster in mesothelioma. A case report.
Diffuse mesothelioma with a large pleural effusion was diagnosed nine months after the appearance of herpes zoster in the overlying thoracic segment in a patient presenting with chest pain mimicking post-herpetic neuralgia. Clinical implications of such an association are discussed.
Dwivedi
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Department of medicine, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Karnataka, India.
D'Souza
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D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged