title: [Granulomatous dermatitis following herpes zoster with detection of varicella zoster virus DNA].
abstract: The occurrence of a granulomatous inflammation following herpes zoster infection is uncommon and its pathogenesis is unclear. A 74-year-old male patient developed multiple red-brown papules following a secondary generalized infection with varicella zoster virus in the same area. The patient was suffering from a chronic lymphocytic B-cell leukaemia. Histopathologically, granulomatous dermatitis with multinucleate giant cells was found. Varicella zoster virus DNA was identified by polymerase chain reaction in the tissue. After a renewed antiviral therapy, skin lesions disappeared completely.
authors.affiliation: Universität-Hautklinik Würzburg.
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gesierich
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krahl
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Eva-Bettina
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Bröcker
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015448:Leukemia, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral