title: Unusual presentation of herpes zoster in an immunocompromised patient: case report.
abstract: We present a case of an immunocompromised patient with unusual presentation of herpes zoster infection. After having been treated with corticosteroids for several weeks, the patient developed the zoster infection with atypical clinical course and skin localization. Parenteral treatment with acyclovir for 10 days resulted in a complete clinical resolution of the skin lesions. Similar cases of unusual presentation of herpes zoster have been described in immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Vuk Vrhovac Institute for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dugi dol 4a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. ivana.kovacevic-vojtusek@zg.hinet.hr
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kovacević Vojtusek
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabljar Matovinović
authors.forename: Gordana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Planinić
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vucković Rebrina
authors.forename: Ika
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kardum Skelin
authors.forename: Mladen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knotek
authors.forename: Dinko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skegro
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology