A Rare Case of Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation Following Recovery From COVID-19

A Rare Case of Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation Following Recovery From COVID-19

In patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), various cutaneous symptoms have been observed. Herpes zoster (HZ) is an infectious skin disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that, after a primary chickenpox infection, persists dormant in the dorsal root ganglia of cutaneous nerves...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-01, Vol.13 (1), p.e12423
Hauptverfasser: Desai, Hardik D, Sharma, Kamal, Patoliya, Jaimini V, Ahadov, Elton, Patel, Neel N
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Sprache:eng
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Dermatology
Infectious Disease
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Zusammenfassung:In patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), various cutaneous symptoms have been observed. Herpes zoster (HZ) is an infectious skin disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that, after a primary chickenpox infection, persists dormant in the dorsal root ganglia of cutaneous nerves. Unusual prolonged dermatological symptoms from recovered COVID-19 patients have rarely been recorded. In this report, we describe a case of HZ following recovery from COVID-19.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.12423