Childhood involvement of herpes zoster

Erdo�mu�, Sema; Cerrah, G�k�en; K�stek, H�meyra Ya�ar; K�ral, Asuman; Sa�lam, Zuhal Aydan

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Childhood involvement of herpes zoster [Medeniyet Med J]

Medeniyet Med J. 2015; 30(4): 186-188 | DOI: 10.5222/MMJ.2015.186

Childhood involvement of herpes zoster

Sema Erdo�mu�¹, G�k�en Cerrah¹, H�meyra Ya�ar K�stek², Asuman K�ral³, Zuhal Aydan Sa�lam¹
¹Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training And Research Hospital, Department Of Family Medicine
²Zeynep Kamil Maternity And Children's Training And Research Hospital, Department Of Pediatrics
³Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training And Research Hospital, Department Of Pediatrics

Herpes Zoster is a subgroup of herpesviredea consisting of a double-stranted DNA virus. It is a worldwide common clinical problem and has an important mortality and morbidity rate among immunsuppresed patients. HZ infections are oftenly seen in adults, however its incidence is 0.45/1.000 in 0-14 years-old children. Here, we present two children with different clinical presentations. Our aim is to emphasize important complications of HZ infections and prevent them with early diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

Keywords: herpes zoster, conjunctivitis, dermatitis, complications

�ocukluk �a�� Herpes Zoster Tutulumlar�

Sema Erdo�mu�¹, G�k�en Cerrah¹, H�meyra Ya�ar K�stek², Asuman K�ral³, Zuhal Aydan Sa�lam¹
¹�stanbul Medeniyet �niversitesi, G�ztepe E�itim Ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi, Aile Hekimli�i Klini�i
²Zeynep Kamil Kad�n Ve �ocuk Hastal�klar� E�itim Ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi, �ocuk Sa�l�� Ve Hastal�klar�
³�stanbul Medeniyet �niversitesi, G�ztepe E�itim Ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi, �ocuk Sa�l�� Ve Hastal�klar�

Herpes Zoster (HZ) t�m d�nyada yayg�n bir klinik problem olup �zellikle immunsupresiflerde ciddi morbidite ve mortaliteye yol a�maktad�r. HZ enfeksiyonlar� s�kl�kla eri�kinlerde g�r�lmekle beraber 0-14 ya� aras� �ocuklarda insidans� 0.45/1.000�dir. Yaz�m�zda erken ya�ta g�r�len farkl� dermatom tutulumlar� olan 2 �ocuk olgu ele al�nm��t�r. Bu olgular sayesinde �zellikle birinci basamakta erken te�his ve do�ru tedavi ile komplikasyonlar�n �nlenmesi ama�lanm��t�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: herpes zoster, konjunktivit, dermatit, komplikasyon

Sema Erdo�mu�, G�k�en Cerrah, H�meyra Ya�ar K�stek, Asuman K�ral, Zuhal Aydan Sa�lam. Childhood involvement of herpes zoster. Medeniyet Med J. 2015; 30(4): 186-188

Corresponding Author: Sema Erdo�mu�, T�rkiye

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