title: [Disseminated herpes zoster in chronic lymphatic leukemia].
abstract: A 73-year-old woman suffering from chronic lymphatic leukemia presented a rare variant of zoster with disseminated eruptions. Ultrastructural negative staining revealed viruses of the herpes group. Herpes simplex was excluded by means of fluorescence-labelled monoclonal antibodies (HSV-1/HSV-2 direct specimen identification/typing test). It is proposed that the conventional classification of zoster into a segmental and a generalized variant should be supplemented.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Korting
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stolz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000473:pathology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Disseminierter Zoster bei chronischer lymphatischer Leukämie.