Atypical Multimetameric Presentation with Paresis of Zoster in an Immunocompromised Patient

Ines Kechaou^1, , Imene Boukhris¹, Eya Cherif¹, Samira Azzabi¹, Lamia Ben Hassine¹ and Narjess Khalfallah¹

¹Internal Medicine Department B. Hospital of Charles Nicolle, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

Cite this paper:
Ines Kechaou, Imene Boukhris, Eya Cherif, Samira Azzabi, Lamia Ben Hassine and Narjess Khalfallah. Atypical Multimetameric Presentation with Paresis of Zoster in an Immunocompromised Patient. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2018; 6(3):53-54. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-6-3-4

Abstract

We report an uncommon multimetameric presentation (L3, L4 and L5) of zoster with paresis in a 56-year-old-immunocompromised woman with past history of systemic lupus erythematosus. She was treated previously by immunosuppressive therapy with several infectious complications.

Keywords:
herpes zoster virus immunosuppression acyclovir

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