Herpes Zoster

• Herpes Zoster


  immunocompromised infection, reactivation of chicken pox later in life
• Herpes Zoster also known as shingles
• Herpes Zoster Clinical Manifestations

  Unilateral ONLY affects ONE side of the body
• Herpes Zoster Clinical Manifestations

  NEVER crosses midline
• Herpes Zoster Clinical Manifestations

  Causes cluster of painful vesicles
• Herpes Zoster

  DOC: Acyclovir