A case of herpes zoster associated with colitis.
A 58-year-old Japanese woman who had herpes zoster in association with colitis was successfully treated with intravenously administrated acyclovir. Vesicular lesions with red haloes ranged from the left side of her buttock to the left extremity, corresponding to the L4 to S2 dermatomes. Her colitis was considered to have been induced by varicella-zoster virus, based on the facts that the clinical courses were correlated and that the innervation of the affected site of the colon corresponded to an infected dermatome (S2).
Okimura
H
H
Department of Dermatology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
Muto
M
M
Ichimiya
M
M
Mogami
S
S
Takahata
H
H
Asagami
C
C
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir