Atypical herpes vasculitis in a leukemic patient: An unusual presentation

A case of synchronous herpes zoster infection and leukocytoclastic vasculitis localized to the same dermatome

“…[2][3][4] Additionally, the virus can affect all vessel types, as small, medium, and large vessel vasculitides related to VZV infection have been described. 2,5,6 While some rare reports demonstrate clinical signs of vasculitis prior to the classic VZV cutaneous eruption, 7,8 the majority of reports demonstrate vasculitis after VZV infection. 2,5 Evidence of LCV with a synchronous VZV infection has been rarely reported.…”

“…2,5 Evidence of LCV with a synchronous VZV infection has been rarely reported. 6,7,9 Cell-mediated immunity is important in the local immune response to VZV, as such herpes zoster has greater morbidity in the elderly and the immunosuppressed. The host immunosuppression likely played a role in our case as the patient recovered from severe cryptogenic organizing pneumonia and received high-dose corticosteroids.…”

Herpes zoster associated with cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis: A rare case report with review of literature

“…After a detailed literature review, we found 10 published cases. [ 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ] Clinicopathological features of present and reported cases are summarised in Table 1 . The mean age was 57.18 ± 17.74 years, which can be explained by the fact that advanced age is a major risk factor for HZ.…”