title: Herpes zoster duplex bilateralis in a patient with breast cancer.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Ju Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Beom Joon
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myeung Nam
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kye Yong
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Song
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