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Shingles Developing within Recent Surgical Scars
Nikkels, Arjen; Pierard, Gérald
1999In Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 41 (2, Pt 2), p. 309-311
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Keywords :
occurrence; varicella; herpes; simplex; skin; zoster
Abstract :
[en] Occurrence of varicella and recurrence of herpes simplex on traumatized sites of the skin are well-described events. By contrast, herpes zoster occurring specifically at the site of previously injured skin has not yet been reported. Two patients are presented who developed shingles limited to skin on and around recent surgical scars. Varicella zoster virus was identified using immunohistochemistry on skin biopsy specimens and Tzanck smears. We suspect that the occurrence of herpes zoster involving surgical scars is usually misdiagnosed and therefore unrecognized. Whether shingles adjacent to scars represents a coincidental event or is specifically triggered by local injury is unknown.
Disciplines :
Dermatology
Author, co-author :
Nikkels, Arjen ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Dermatologie
Pierard, Gérald ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Dermatopathologie
Language :
English
Title :
Shingles Developing within Recent Surgical Scars
Publication date :
August 1999
Journal title :
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
ISSN :
0190-9622
eISSN :
1097-6787
Publisher :
Mosby, United States - New York
Volume :
41
Issue :
2, Pt 2
Pages :
309-311
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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