Aseptic arthritis associated with herpes zoster.
Arthritis associated with herpes zoster is rarely reported. We describe the clinical features of an immunocompromised 54-year-old woman who developed sterile arthritis of a knee in association with acute ipsilateral zoster of the L1/L2 dermatomes.
Aarons
E J
EJ
Regional Infectious Disease Unit, Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, U.K.
Beeching
N J
NJ
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007719:Knee Joint; D008875:Middle Aged