Herpes Zoster Affecting the Lower Extremity in An Older
Patient: A Clinical Image
Volume 2 - Issue 4
Burak Unal, Yigit Can Ahıska, Nurullah Uslu and Sema Avcı*
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- Amasya University Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Research and Training Hospital, Turkey
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Sema Avcı, Amasya University Sabuncuoglu Serefeddin Research and Training Hospital, Turkey
Received: December 03, 2018; Published: December 14, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/LOJMS.2018.02.000144
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Abstract
Herpes zoster is a viral disease which is the reactivated form
of varicella zoster virus. Herpes zoster usually characterized by
skin eruptions and pain in specific dermatomes [1]. About 50% of
lesions of herpes zoster in United States occur elderly patients. The
highest incidence of disease is 7th decade of life [2]. Herpes zoster
symptoms can mimic sciatalgia or weakness related to spine root
compression [1]. A 67-year-old woman admitted with a history
of diabetes mellitus and hypertension, presented to emergency
department right thigh pain for three days.
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