title: Herpes zoster in childhood: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Herpes zoster in childhood is uncommon even in the setting of known risk factors such as primary varicella zoster infection before 12 months of age and immunocompromised states. We report a 7-year-old, otherwise healthy girl with shingles, and review the risk factors, prognosis, and treatment of pediatric zoster.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri 63104, USA.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Glaser
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors