title: Herpes zoster involving penis and scrotum: an unusual occurrence.
abstract: Herpes zoster is an infectious vesicular skin rash in a dermatomal distribution caused by Varicella zoster virus. It occurs very uncommonly in sacral dermatomes. We describe a case with rash on penis and scrotum due to involvement of S2 dermatome in a young male. The disease followed an uneventful course and the patient recovered completely without any sequelae or complications. This case is being presented to highlight its unusual location and to discuss differentiation from another viral infection commonly seen at this site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, 1 Mountain Medical Battalion, Bagh, Azad Kashmir.
authors.forename: Abdul Rehman
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, 1 Mountain Medical Battalion, Bagh, Azad Kashmir.
authors.forename: Kamran Yousaf
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Alvi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, 1 Mountain Medical Battalion, Bagh, Azad Kashmir.
authors.forename: Ammad Akram
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D010413:Penis; D012611:Scrotum; D012867:Skin; D063465:Skin Cream / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000188:drug therapy; D013848:Thigh; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000082:Acetaminophen