European Journal of Dermatology
MENUHerpes zoster complicated by unilateral pleural effusion Volume 28, numéro 4, July-August 2018
Illustrations
1 Department of Thyroid Surgery, No.1 Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
2 Department of Dermatology, The People's Hospital of China Medical University, The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, China
3 Department of Dermatology, No.1 Hospital of China Medical University and Key Laboratory of Immunodermatology, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education, Shenyang, China
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2018.3335
- Page(s) : 546-8
- Année de parution : 2018
Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) after primary infection. HZ clinically manifests with a painful blistering rash which typically presents unilaterally along a single dermatome [1]. HZ tends to affect elderly or immunocompromised patients, and is favoured by reduced cell-mediated immunity [2]. Complications occur in about 20% of patients with HZ [3]. The occurrence of pleural effusion accompanied by VZV infection is rare and has only been reported [...]