Bilateral Symmetrical Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent 15-Year-Old Adolescent Boy
Herpes zoster is uncommon in immunocompetent children. The bilateral symmetrical occurrence of herpes zoster lesions is extremely rare. We report a 15-year-old immunocompetent Chinese adolescent boy who developed bilateral symmetrical herpes zoster lesions. To our knowledge, the occurrence of bilate...
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| description | Herpes zoster is uncommon in immunocompetent children. The bilateral symmetrical occurrence of herpes zoster lesions is extremely rare. We report a 15-year-old immunocompetent Chinese adolescent boy who developed bilateral symmetrical herpes zoster lesions. To our knowledge, the occurrence of bilateral symmetrical herpes zoster lesions in an immunocompetent individual has not been reported in the pediatric literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2dc451cf41d47afa630cb2acfabc88c2025-02-03T06:07:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112015-01-01201510.1155/2015/121549121549Bilateral Symmetrical Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent 15-Year-Old Adolescent BoyAlexander K. C. Leung0Benjamin Barankin1The Alberta Children’s Hospital, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2M 0H5, CanadaToronto Dermatology Centre, Toronto, ON, M3H 5Y8, CanadaHerpes zoster is uncommon in immunocompetent children. The bilateral symmetrical occurrence of herpes zoster lesions is extremely rare. We report a 15-year-old immunocompetent Chinese adolescent boy who developed bilateral symmetrical herpes zoster lesions. To our knowledge, the occurrence of bilateral symmetrical herpes zoster lesions in an immunocompetent individual has not been reported in the pediatric literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/121549 |
| spellingShingle | Alexander K. C. Leung Benjamin Barankin Bilateral Symmetrical Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent 15-Year-Old Adolescent Boy Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Bilateral Symmetrical Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent 15-Year-Old Adolescent Boy |
| title_full | Bilateral Symmetrical Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent 15-Year-Old Adolescent Boy |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral Symmetrical Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent 15-Year-Old Adolescent Boy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral Symmetrical Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent 15-Year-Old Adolescent Boy |
| title_short | Bilateral Symmetrical Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent 15-Year-Old Adolescent Boy |
| title_sort | bilateral symmetrical herpes zoster in an immunocompetent 15 year old adolescent boy |
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