Herpes zoster as a reactivated phase of chickenpox is very rare in infancy due to the protective effect of the maternal immunity against the virus.1,2 Overall rate of zoster is 3.40 cases per 1000 persons. The lowest incidence is less than 10 years old (0.74/1000) per year. The earliest age reported is in a 3-month old infant.3 Herein we present a 3 month-old otherwise healthy boy with herpes z...

PURPOSE Primary infection with Varicella Zoster virus (VZV) leads to Varicella or chickenpox. The epidemiology of Varicella has changed dramatically since the introduction of the Varicella vaccine in 1995. The routine childhood immunization in a few countries in the western world like Germany and the United States has reduced the incidence of the disease, associated complications, hospital admi...

616 Ann Dermatol Received July 29, 2014, Revised October 26, 2014, Accepted for publication November 6, 2014 Corresponding author: Soo Min Kim, Department of Dermatology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, 100 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang 10444, Korea. Tel: 82-31-900-0561, Fax: 82-31900-0343, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the ter...

BACKGROUND Pemphigus is a common autoimmune blistering disorder in India. However, there are no population based surveys from India available to study the prevalence of this disease. AIMS To estimate the incidence of pemphigus in Thrissur district, Kerala, South India. METHODS Questionnaire based survey was conducted among the practicing dermatologists of Trichur district between 1 st Janua...

Follicular hair unit extraction (FUE) is becoming a popular type of hair transplantation recently. Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (KVE) is an uncommon skin emergency due to cutaneous dissemination of several types of viruses, most notably herpes virus, over the lesions of preexisting skin disorders. A 34-year-old man visited our dermatology outpatient clinic with a blistering, itchy and tender...

This article briefly describes the named cells in dermatology. It‘s purpose is to serve as a ready reckoner to the postgraduates during their quiz preparations. They include the following: A. General category 1. Normal cutaneous anatomy: Langerhans cells, Glomus cells, Veil cells, Mast cells 2. Bullous disorders: Tzanck cells 3. Eczematous disorders: Tadpole cells 4. Metabolic and storage disor...