Daily Archives: July 11, 2011

Pathology: herpes zoster

A 68 year old female on tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil post-transplant presented with this skin exanthem.  It has been present for three days and is unilateral near the lumbar spine.  Shingles (herpes zoster) results from reactivation of endogenous latent VZV infection … Continue reading

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