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Image:Herpes zoster 12.jpg|This patient presented with what was differentially diagnosed as a herpes zoster [[outbreak]] in order to rule out [[syphilis]]. | Image:Herpes zoster 12.jpg|This patient presented with what was differentially diagnosed as a herpes zoster [[outbreak]] in order to rule out [[syphilis]]. | ||
Image:Herpes zoster 13.jpg|This skin disorder was found to be herpes zoster, not [[Syphilis|syphilitic]] in nature as was initially suspected. | Image:Herpes zoster 13.jpg|This skin disorder was found to be herpes zoster, not [[Syphilis|syphilitic]] in nature as was initially suspected. | ||
Image:Herpes zoster 14.jpg|These skin [[lesion]]s on the forehead of an elderly woman are due to the herpes zoster [[virus]] on the 21st day of the illness. | |||
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Physical Examination
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Herpes zoster on the chest
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Varicella zoster
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Dermatomal involvement of rash
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Shingles on face
(Images shown below courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, CA)
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Herpes Zoster: Dermatomally distributed vesicles, many of which have coalesced, in patient with HZV infection.
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Herpes Zoster: Dermatomally distributed vesicles in patient with HZV infection.
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Herpes Zoster: Dermatomally distributed vesicles, many of which have coalesced, in patient with HZV infection.
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Shingles on waist
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Herpes Zoster.
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Herpes Zoster C3 Distribution: Dermatomally distributed vesicles, many of which have coalesced, in patient with HZV infection.
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Herpes Zoster C3 Distribution: Dermatomally distributed vesicles, many of which have coalesced, in patient with HZV infection.
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Dermatomal involvement of skin rash
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Shingles on face
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Child with shingles who had a history of leukemia
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The pathologic changes seen on the surface of the right unilateral side of this elderly male patient’s tongue and chin, represent a herpes outbreak due to the Varicella zoster virus (VZV) pathogen, which may lay dormant in the spinal nerve roots through a chicken pox infected individual’s life, only manifesting its presence through outbreaks, as Shingles, or herpes zoster. It is caused by the Herpesviridae chickenpoxvirus.
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The pustulo-vesicular rash on this African-American woman’s face, represents a herpes outbreak due to the Varicella zoster virus (VZV) pathogen, which may lay dormant in the spinal nerve roots through a chickenpox infected individual’s life, only manifesting its presence through outbreaks, as Shingles, or herpes zoster. It is caused by the Herpesviridae chickenpoxvirus.
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This 1968 image depicted a number of varicella, or chickenpox lesions on a patient’s back, which were displaying the characteristic “cropping” distribution, or manifesting themselves in clusters, each in a different developmental stage.
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This skin disorder was found to be herpes zoster, not syphilitic in nature as was initially suspected.
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