Author/Authors :
Kara, Asude Mugla Sitki Kocman University - Training and Research Hospital - Department of Dermatology, Turkey , Çelebi, Hilal Semra Mugla Sitki Kocman University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Herpes zoster in a 7-month-old healthy infant
Abstract :
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes two distinct clinical entities: varicella and herpes zoster (HZ). Both entities have a benign clinical course in immunocompetent and young individuals. But immunocompromised and elderly are at greater risk for severe infection and complications. Generally herpes zoster is seen in the adult age; additionally it is seen in an earlier age in the patients with immunosuppressive disease. In our case report we present a 7-months aged, healty patient without any immunosuppressive disease who was diagnosed as herpes zoster.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Varicella , zoster virus , healty infant , herpes zoster
JournalTitle :
Medical Journal Of Suleyman Demirel University
