title: Typical varicella zoster (ophthalmicus) in an HIV-infected person.
abstract: A typical varicella zoster (ophthalmicus) in an incidentally HIV-infected person is reported in a young man. It was characterized by tense, grouped, vesiculobullous eruptions on a brick-red base. The diagnosis was substantiated by demonstration of swollen epidermal (balloon) cells with a nucleus/several nuclei containing inclusion bodies. Reticular degeneration was apparent.
authors.affiliation: Sehgal Nursing Home, Dermato-Venereology (SKIN/VD) Centre, Delhi, India. drsehgal@ndf.vsnl.net.in
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumart
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male