Herpes simplex mimicking herpes zoster in a child immunized with varicella vaccine.
A 5-year-old boy had zosteriform vesicular lesions 4 years after immunization with varicella vaccine. PCR analyses of DNA extracted from the crusts revealed herpes simplex virus type 1 infection. Virologic examinations should be performed before the vesicular lesion is attributed to the varicella-zoster virus vaccine strain.
Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Japan. takyamnd-k@komagome-hospital.bunkyo.tokyo.jp
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D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine; D004279:DNA, Viral