An adult co-presented with varicella and herpes zoster caused by varicella zoster virus genotype J, China: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella primarily in childhood, and some rare adults also report varicella. Herpes zoster mainly occurs in adults by endogenous reactivation of latent VZV. Until now, varicella and herpes zoster have seldom been reported simultaneously in one patient. Here, we report a rare case co-presenting with varicella and herpes zoster in a Chinese adult.

Case presentation

A 44-year-old Chinese man suffered papules and vesicles with pain on the left ear. Five days after onset, he was admitted to the Department of Dermatology of The Third Hospital of Xiamen. Physical examination revealed that small vesicles surrounded by erythema had developed on his trunk, back and neck, and unilateral papules and vesicles in ribbons had also developed o

SUBMITTER: Xie G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7325039 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature