Herpes Zoster

A 62-year-old healthy man presented to his primary care provider with a 2-day history of painful vesicular rashes on his right trunk.

A 50-year-old man presented to clinic with a ten-day history of a painful, swollen red plaque on his right lateral eyebrow. The rash had worsened despite a 5-day course of oral doxycycline 100 mg twice...

A 55-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of rash, redness, swelling, and pain of his left ear.

A 61-year-old woman presented with upper abdominal pain and a rash over the past week. She had had a kidney transplant 10 years ago and was on long-term tacrolimus, mycophenolate, and prednisone.

A 64-year-old healthy man with a history of childhood chickenpox was brought in by ambulance for dyspnea and hypoxemia requiring supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula.

A 79-year-old man presented to an outpatient clinic for evaluation of an extensive erythematous rash containing pustules and open sores across his left shoulder, chest, and back.

It is very unusual to observe herpes zoster (shingles) involving multiple adjacent dermatomes as was seen in these 2 otherwise healthy patients.

A 51-year-old woman presented to the hospital with severe left eye pain and a diffuse vesicular rash around the left eye and on the forehead.

A 63-year-old woman presented with severe pain on the right side of her back for about 3 to 4 days duration. She described the pain as “burning and stabbing,” which is localized in right lower thoracic and...