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Abstract
A CASE OF COVID-19 (CORONA VIRUS DISEASE-19) INFECTION RELATED REACTIVATION OF DORMANT VARICELLA ZOSTER.
Dr. Pradeep M. V.*
ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2) virus infection can cause varied clinical manifestation. Skin complications in covid infection are rare. This is a case of 70-year-old male who was diagnosed with Covid-19 pneumonia developed multiple small non haemorrhagic vesicles on right side of the chest at the level of the nipple (T4 dermatomal involvement) on 6th day of illness. Based on classic dermatomal involvement and positive Tzanck smear of the vesicular fluid confirmed the diagnosis of Herpes Zoster infection. The vesicles were completely healed in 10 days of Covid-19 treatment and Valacyclovir injection. This report highlights a rare case of SARS-CoV-2 related reactivation of Varicella Zoster infection.
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