Zosteriform eruption of herpes simplex virus after vertebral metastases.
Described herein is a fifty-nine-year-old man with pulmonary adenocarcinoma metastatic to the spine who experienced a recurrent herpes simplex virus eruption in a zosteriform pattern on his lower back. This eruption corresponded to an area of the lumbosacral vertebrae that contained metastatic lesions.
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Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001415:Back; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000473:pathology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*