Simultaneous Occurrence of Herpes Zoster and Chickenpox in a Patient - A Case Report

Abstract

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection primarily causes varicella or chickenpox. Herpes zoster (HZ) or shingles is the
manifestation due to reactivation of same virus. Simultaneous occurrence of HZ and Chickenpox in a patient is an
uncommon event. A 14 years old apparently healthy girl came to the medicine outpatient department of Pirojpur
District Hospital with the complaints of burning pain in the right side of forehead followed by maculopapular rash
and blister lesion with painful right red eye. The lesions were anatomically distributed along the dermatome of right
sided ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve. Simultaneously she developed some small vesicular lesion in her
trunk. At that time she had fever, bodyache and malaise. The entire lesion was healed with crusting within seven to
ten days. She had no significant past history. With a course of antiviral and symptomatic treatment, she recovered
without any complication.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Med. Coll. J. 2022;1(1):03-07