title: Bilateral symmetrical herpes zoster in an immunocompetent patient (Herpes zoster duplex symmetricus).
abstract: Herpes zoster is a common disease of adulthood. Its incidence is low in childhood and adolescence. Certain risk factors like hematological malignancies or immunosuppression due to any cause may lead to onset at an early age. There is a unilateral appearance of grouped vesicular eruption on an erythematous background which may involve contiguous dermatomes. Rarely the lesions may occur bilaterally in an otherwise healthy individual. We present a case of herpes zoster, with lesions having atypical distribution involving bilaterally symmetrical dermatomes over the lower chest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, PAF Hospital, Sargodha, Pakistan. albariul@yahoo.com
authors.lastname: Arfan-ul-Bari
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iftikhar
authors.forename: Sameen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: ber Rahman
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir