Unilateral ulcerations on the forehead and scalp

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Jun;47(6):1207-1209. doi: 10.1111/ced.15154. Epub 2022 Mar 28.

Abstract

We describe a patient with unilateral ulcerations on the forehead and scalp, occurring 3 months after herpes zoster infection. Further investigations were unremarkable. Histology showed epidermal and upper dermal ulceration associated with a mild nonspecific dermal inflammatory infiltrate composed of lymphoid cells and histiocytes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Forehead
  • Herpes Zoster* / complications
  • Herpes Zoster* / diagnosis
  • Histiocytes
  • Humans
  • Scalp*