A Case Report on Herpes Zoster
Mariamma Bethe, Umadevi Iluru, Bharathi Boyini
Asian Journal of Research in Dermatological Science · pp. 73–75 · Published 3 May 2022
Abstract
Herpes zoster is a viral infection, that can be seen as painful rash or blisters on the skin which is caused by Varicella zoster virus. The people who are at risk of getting shingles after having chickenpox are people with weakened immune system. People over 50 years of age, traumatic patients, or people under stress. Symptoms include itching, tingling, burning feeling, raised rash, fluid filled blisters, and mild to severe pain. In this case, we report a 65 years old male patient who is having the clinical presentations of Herpes zoster and the condition changed before and after the treatment. The treatment given to the patient was mainly aimed to control and decrease the clinical manifestations of Herpes Zoster found which include Anti viral Drugs.
Cited by 0
No indexed citations yet.
Related research
- Pulmonary Involvement during Varicella in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment — shares topic coverage
- Frequency and Associated Risk Factors of Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Conakry, Guinea — shares topic coverage
- Herpes Zoster Involving the Hard Palate – A Case Report — shares topic coverage
- Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: A Case Report — shares topic coverage
- Herpes Zoster Infection Involving the Mandibular Division of the Trigeminal Nerve: A Case Report with Review of Complications — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
0
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.