Authors: Correia, Osvaldo; Pereira, Marta; Pereira, Teresa; Santos, Antonio

Source: Journal of Dermatological Treatment, Volume 19, Number 4, 2008 , pp. 255-256(2)

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

Abstract:

Herpes zoster results from the reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) from the dorsal root ganglion of sensory nerves. It is rarely described in the pediatric population. We report the case of an 8-year-old immunocompetent boy with a painful lumbosacral herpes zoster that was treated with brivudin and achieved rapid and sustained improvement in the absence of muco-cutaneous or pharmacological side effects.

Keywords: Brivudin; child; herpes zoster

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546630801955168

Affiliations: 1: Centro Dermatologia Epidermis, Faculty of Medicine University of Porto,

Publication date: 2008-01-01

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