Herpes zoster might be an indicator for latent <scp>COVID</scp> 19 infection
Mohamed L. Elsaie, Eman A. Youssef, Hesham Nada
Abstract
Various cutaneous manifestations have been observed in patients with COVID-19 infection. Herpes zoster is a viral skin disease caused by varicella zoster that remains dormant in the dorsal root ganglia of cutaneous nerves following a primary chicken pox infection. In this report, we describe two cases COVID infection who first presented with herpes zoster. We are here by suggesting that the clinical presentation of HZ at the time of the current pandemic even in patients giving mild or no suggestive history of upper respiratory symptoms should be considered as an alarming sign for a recent subclinical SARS CoV2 infection.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineSubclinical infectionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ChickenpoxDiseaseVirologyImmunologyRespiratory systemViral infectionDermatologyPresentation (obstetrics)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Upper respiratory tract infectionPandemicShinglesVirusPathologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)SurgeryHerpesvirus Infections and TreatmentsDermatological and COVID-19 studiesPeripheral Neuropathies and Disorders