KMID : 0388420040140010189
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Konkuk Journal of Medical Sciences 2004 Volume.14 No. 1 p.189 ~ p.193
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Two Rare Cases of Herpes Zoster -Two Rare Cases of Herpes Zoster
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Kim Jung-Mee
Choi Jin-Young Han Young-Su Cho Jeong-Seon Han Jung-Ho Cho Eun-Kyoung Kim Doo-Eung Choi Yong-Suk
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Abstract
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Herpes zoster is well known as an acute, self-limited disease of unilateral sensory dermatome caused by varicella-zoster virus and characterized by grouped vesicular skin eruption and pain over several dermatomes as well as single. This virus usually affects the thoracic dermatome and there are a few reports that this virus involves lower lumbar or sacral area, and recurrent cases. We experienced 2 cases that zoster virus involved L4 or S2 dermatome and left typical skin lesions, of which one was a recurrent case involving different dermatome at an interval of 8 years and the other was a rare case involving sacral dermatome.
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KEYWORD
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Herpes zoster, L4 or S2 dermatome
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