title: Disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent elderly patient.
abstract: Herpes zoster is a clinical syndrome which usually presents with a localized, vesicular rash in a dermatomal distribution. Cutaneous dissemination rarely occurs in immunocompetent patients, therefore little is known about the baseline demographic, clinical characteristics, management and outcome of these patients. Herein, we report a case of disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster in an immunocompetent patient along with a review and analysis of 28 cases previously reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Appalachian Regional Healthcare , Beckley, WV.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Appalachian Regional Healthcare , Beckley, WV ; West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine , Lewisburg, WV, USA.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chernev
keywords: cutaneous; disseminated; herpes zoster; immunocompetent