Zoster (Shingles) Images
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The pustulovesicular rash on a woman’s face is shingles, or herpes zoster
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Child with a history of leukemia presented with a maculopapular rash, which was diagnosed as a herpes-zoster outbreak due to the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) pathogen.
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Herpes zoster in an otherwise healthy child
Copyright American Academy of Pediatrics
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Copyright John L. Bezzant, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Utah School of Medicine. For permission to use image, contact Dr. Bezzant at: [email protected]
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Copyright John L. Bezzant, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Utah School of Medicine. For permission to use image, contact Dr. Bezzant at: [email protected]
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Copyright Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong For permission to use image, contact Dr. CW Leung at: [email protected]
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Copyright Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong For permission to use image, contact Dr. CW Leung at: [email protected]
Herpes zoster (shingles)
Copyright Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong For permission to use image, contact Dr. CW Leung at: [email protected]
Plantar foot rash caused by herpes zoster
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
These skin lesions on the forehead of an elderly woman are due to the herpes zoster virus on the 21st day of the illness
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Shingles is a painful rash, consisting of red patches of skin with small blisters (vesicles) that look very similar to early chickenpox
Source: Medline
