Journal of Dermatological Treatment 2008-01-01

Perineal muco-cutaneous herpes zoster treated with brivudin.

Osvaldo Correia, Marta A Pereira, Teresa Pereira, António Santos

Index: J. Dermatolog. Treat. 19(4) , 255-6, (2008)

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Abstract

Herpes zoster results from the reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) from the dorsal root ganglion of sensory nerves. It is rarely described in the pediatric population. We report the case of an 8-year-old immunocompetent boy with a painful lumbosacral herpes zoster that was treated with brivudin and achieved rapid and sustained improvement in the absence of muco-cutaneous or pharmacological side effects.

Related Compounds

  • Brivudine

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