Atypical presentation of herpes zoster in a case with acute myeloblastic leukemia

• Main Authors: Fesih Aktar, Sinan Akbayram, Necmettin Akdeniz, Sirac Aktar, Cihangir Akgün, Murat Doğan, Hüseyin Çaksen, Ahmet Faik Oner
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Journal of Acute Disease
• Subjects: Herpes zoster; Acute myeloblastic leukemia
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618913601018

Herpes zoster (HZ) is often associated with painful erythematous vesicular eruptions of the skin or mucous membranes. Approximately 10% to 30% of the population will suffer from HZ during their lifetime. HZ is infrequent in healthy children. However, diminished cellular immunity seems to increase risk of reactivation because incidence increases with age and in immunocompromised states. We report a 7-year-old girl with acute myeloblastic leukemia HZ infection on the right palmar, elbow and forearm region (C7, C8 and T1 dermatomes). We want to indicate unusual localization of HZ on the acute myeloblastic leukemia child patient.