Recurrent extragenital herpes simplex type 2 occurring in a distal location of the same dermatome

Thanadon Eksomtramage; Kumpol Aiempanakit

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00783

Recurrent extragenital herpes simplex type 2 occurring in a distal location of the same dermatome

IDCases. 2020 May 11:21:e00783. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00783. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Thanadon Eksomtramage¹, Kumpol Aiempanakit¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.

Abstract

Herpes simplex infection (HSV) is a common infectious disease, which the main clinical manifestations are mucocutaneous infection. Extragenital infections are reported in both type 1 and type 2 of herpes simplex virus. We report a case of a 33-year-old female with recurrent extragenital HSV type 2 infection on the right medial wrist. The patient had history of the previous infection site locating on the right posterior deltoid however both of two sites are the same dermatomal distribution. This report demonstrates the recurrent herpes simplex infection can develop in another area of the dermatomal distribution.

Keywords: Dermatome; Extragenital; Herpes simplex; Human herpesvirus type 2; Zosteriform.

Publication types

Case Reports