Perineal muco-cutaneous herpes zoster treated with brivudin

J Dermatolog Treat. 2008;19(4):255-6. doi: 10.1080/09546630801955168.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bromodeoxyuridine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Bromodeoxyuridine / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Herpes Zoster / drug therapy*
  • Herpes Zoster / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • brivudine
  • Bromodeoxyuridine