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Case Reports
. 1997 Jul-Sep;166(3):141-2.
doi: 10.1007/BF02943592.

Disseminated herpes zoster in the elderly

E A O'Toole  1 , E E Mooney, J B Walsh, E C Sweeney, L Barnes
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Case Reports

Disseminated herpes zoster in the elderly

E A O'Toole et al. Ir J Med Sci. 1997 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

We describe three cases of disseminated herpes zoster occurring in the elderly, and discuss the investigation and diagnosis of this condition. The presentation may be atypical with excoriated papular lesions. We suggest that disseminated herpes zoster does occur in the non-immunocompromised elderly patient, and is sometimes overlooked.

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