Simultaneous onset of herpes zoster in a father and son.
The Varicella Zoster virus persists in sensory nerve ganglion cells after chicken pox and gets reactivated to cause herpes zoster after variable periods of time as a result of waning of specific cellular immunity. Susceptible contacts of herpes zoster can develop chicken pox and very rarely herpes zoster. We report an interesting case of a father and his son who developed herpes zoster simultaneously without any obvious common predisposition and discuss the possible underlying mechanism.
Raza
Naeem
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Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital, Abbottabad. naeemraza561@hotmail.com
Dar
Nasser Rashid
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Ejaz
Amer
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D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005190:Family; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir