title: Accentuated varicella exanthems due to cast application.
abstract: We report a case of 14-year-old male with local augmentation of varicella zoster exanthems on the forearm on which cast application was performed. After 1 week, the first varicella zoster exanthems began to appear on the left forearm under the cast and trunk, while lesions on the other forearm and extremities were very rare. We postulated that the local pressure and heat increased the number of exanthems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. ateskara@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ates
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Tulin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurtul
authors.forename: Narli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ilke
authors.forename: Inci
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Devrim
authors.forename: A Bülent
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tezer
authors.forename: Gülten
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seçmeer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002370:Casts, Surgical / Q000821:virology*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D005542:Forearm / Q000821:virology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000254:growth & development*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure; D012720:Severity of Illness Index