- Case Report
- A Case of Herpes Zoster in Premature Infant
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Kug Hwan Kim, Young Il Ro, Eun Seok Yang, Kyung Rae Moon, Sang Kee Park, Byung Su Jung
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(8):1169-1172. Published online August 15, 1997
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Herpes zoster, an inflammatory human disease caused by varicella zoster virus, is
characterized by papulovesicular lesions along the distribution of a sensory nerve.
We experienced a herpes zoster in 23 day old premature infant. The papules were
distributed on his skin corresponding to the dermatomes innervated by the left Th3-Th4.
The diagnosis of herpes zoster was made with dermatomal distribution of typical skin
lesions, pathologic... |
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