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Summary
Herpes zoster, caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation, affects mainly the adult population, although it can occur in children. This happens when primary infection (varicella) has occurred at a very young age or in immunocompromised patients. Complications are rare in healthy individuals. They include VZV cutaneous dissemination, which affects 2%–10% of immunocompromised patients.
We present a previously healthy child, with history of varicella during her first month of life, which presented at age 8 with a severe case of herpes zoster, complicated with cutaneous dissemination. Immunity study was unremarkable. Causes, management and follow-up are discussed.
- infectious diseases
- paediatrics
- immunology
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Contributors CF: conception and design of the work; drafting the article; critical revision of the article; final approval of the version to be published. AA: critical revision of the article; final approval of the version to be published. HA: critical revision of the article; final approval of the version to be published. SC: conception and design of the work; critical revision of the article; final approval of the version to be published.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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