Herpes zoster duplex bilateralis in a patient with breast cancer.
The skin lesion of herpes zoster is classically limited to a single dermatome, and most cases of multi-dermatomal herpes zoster have contiguous skin lesions. Noncontigous multi-dermatomal herpes zoster is very rare in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed persons. The phenomenon of zoster occurring in two non-contiguous dermatomes has been referred to as zoster duplex unilateralis or bilateralis. We report here on a case of herpes zoster duplex bilateralis in a 49-year-old woman who had previously received chemotherapy for breast cancer treatment.
Yoo
Kwang Ho
KH
Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Park
Ju Hee
JH
Kim
Beom Joon
BJ
Kim
Myeung Nam
MN
Song
Kye Yong
KY
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