2019•Klimik Dergisi/Klimik JournalOpen access
A Case of Herpes Zoster With Genital Area Involvement Mistaken for Herpes Genitalis
Ankara Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Infeksiyon Hastaliklari ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Klinigi, Ankara, Turkiye, Hüseyin Esmer, Salih Cesur, Ankara Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Infeksiyon Hastaliklari ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Klinigi, Ankara, Turkiye, Metin Özsoy, Ankara Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Infeksiyon Hastaliklari ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Klinigi, Ankara, Turkiye, Sami KINIKLI, Ankara Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Infeksiyon Hastaliklari ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Klinigi, Ankara, Turkiye, Güler Vahaboğlu, Ankara Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Deri ve Zuhrevi Hastaliklar Klinigi, Ankara, Turkiye
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Abstract
Herpes zoster develops following the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV), and its location on sacral dermatome and consequential involvement of the genital area is a rare occurence. In this report, a 79-year-old male with genital herpes zoster was presented. It was mistaken initially for herpes genitalis, caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) type […]