title: Annular Elastolytic Giant Cell Granuloma and Temporal Arteritis Following Herpes Zoster.
abstract: A 70-year-old woman, who presented with pain and functional limitation of her right shoulder, without any previous traumatic incident, was evaluated in an emergency department. A shoulder x-ray was performed, and she received an intrajoint injection of an unspecified amount of triamcinolone. Forty-eight hours later, she noticed a papulovesicular and bullous eruption with a dermatomal distribution on her nape, supraclavicle, and left brachial and antebrachial regions (T1-T2-C5-C6-8). A diagnosis of herpes zoster (HZ) was made, for which she received valacyclovir 1 g every 8 hours for 10 days, pregabalin 75 mg every 8 hours, and topical acyclovir, with good response. The lesions and pain subsided, and results from general laboratory tests were normal or negative.
authors: Dermatology, Private Practice in Clinica Vista Alegre, Caracas, Venezuela; boreal.star@gmail.com.
authors: Amalia
authors: A
authors: Panzarelli
authors: Pathology, Private Practice in Clinica Vista Alegre, Caracas, Venezuela.
authors: Katrina
authors: K
authors: Fernández
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D000069583:Pregabalin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077483:Valacyclovir; D014633:Valine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000069583:Pregabalin; D014633:Valine; D000077483:Valacyclovir; D000212:Acyclovir