Herpes zoster: a rare clinical image

¹Department of Child Health Nursing, Smt Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, ²Department of Mental Health Nursing, Smt Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

^&Corresponding author
Tejaswee Lohakare, Department of Child Health Nursing, Smt Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

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Shingles, also known as zoster or herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. Here we are presenting a case of a 75-year-old female visited to emergency department with complaint of fluid filled lesions on back and trunk associated with itching, pain and burning for 2 days. Initially it appears on the lower back and then gradually progressed to the lower part of the trunk. The lesions burst on their own, leaving rash behind. On physical examination there was a unilateral involvement of lesion present on the lower back and trunk, the patient was diagnosed with herpes zoster and the patient was referred to the dermatology department for further management.

Figure 1: erythematous rashes over back and abdomen