title: Chronic hyperkeratotic herpes zoster and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
abstract: A patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection had hyperkeratotic papules in the T 11 and T 12 dermatomes in which she previously had papulovesicular herpes zoster. Findings of a biopsy specimen and viral culture of these papules subsequently revealed varicella-zoster that eventually responded to prolonged high-dose acyclovir therapy and debridement. A review of reported cases of hyperkeratotic varicella-zoster infections is presented, in addition to our recommendations for the treatment of varicella-zoster infection in patients who have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Grossman
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Grossman
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000150:complications*