Sağlıklı 7 Aylık Bir İnfantta Postnatal Maruziyete Bağlı Herpes Zoster

Herpes zoster, arka kök ganglionlarında sessiz kalan varisella zoster virüsünün reaktivasyonu sonucu oluşan, akut, tek taraflı, bir veya birkaç dermatomu tutan, eritemli zeminde ağrılı vezikül ve papüllerle karakterize döküntülü kutanöz bir hastalıktır. Herhangi bir yaşta oluşabilir, fakat çoğunlukla ileri yaşta ve bağışıklık sistemi baskılanmış kişilerde görülür. İnfantil dönemde herpes zoster çok nadirdir. Bağışıklık sistemi normal infantlarda en sık neden, varisella zoster virüsüne intrauterin maruziyettir.Bu yazıda postnatal olarak kazanılmış primer varisella enfeksiyonu sonrası gelişen herpes zosterli 7 aylık sağlıklı bir erkek çocuğu sunulmuştur.

Herpes Zoster Due to Postnatal Exposure in a Healthy 7-Month-Old Infant

Herpes Zoster Due to Postnatal Exposure in a Healthy 7-Month-Old Infant Herpes zoster is an eruptional cutaneous disease characterized with acute, unilateral, one or several dermatomal distributions of painful vesicles and papules on the erythematous ground which occurs after reactivation of the latent varicella zoster virus that remains dormant in the dorsal root ganglia. It can occur at any age but it is commonly seen among elderly people and immunocompromised individuals. Herpes zoster in infancy is very rare. The most frequent cause in immunocompetent infants is intrauterine exposure to varicella zoster virus. Here we report the case of a 7- month-old healthy boy who developed herpes zoster after postnatally acquired primary varicella infection.

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