Herpes Zoster associated With COVID-19 in an immunocompetent male

Authors

  • Abdullah Al Faruk Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, East West Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Mohammad Rifat Rahman Assistant register, Department of Medicine, East West Medical College, Dhaka. Bangladesh.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v11i2.56096

Keywords:

covid-infection, corona virus disease, covid-19, valaciclovir, herpes zoster, immunocompetent, immunosuppressant, novel corona virus, sars-cov-2, varicella-zoster virus

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) presented with pulmonary symptoms and various extra pulmonary manifestations including dermatological manifestations like urticarial, acralvascular lesion erythematous maculopapular rash, and vesicular rash. Herpes zoster is a painful vesicular rash resulting from reactivation of varicella-zoster (VZ) virus that also a causative agent of chickenpox. The incidence of HZ infection (HZI) more prevalent in older ages and various immunosuppressive conditions. Coronavirus disease in 2019(Covid19) causing immune exhaustion and VZ virus reactivation, which is commonly presented as HZ in middle-aged adults. Here we report a case of HZ infection in association with COVID 19 positive 60 years male. 

Update Dent. Coll. j: 2021; 11(2): 35-37      

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Published

2021-10-10

How to Cite

Al Faruk, A. ., & Rahman, M. R. . (2021). Herpes Zoster associated With COVID-19 in an immunocompetent male . Update Dental College Journal, 11(2), 35–37. https://doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v11i2.56096

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Case Reports