Herpes zoster in childhood: case report and review of the literature.
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.
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Division of Dermatology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri 63104, USA.
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors