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Ninaalmost 7 years ago
The patient is 80 years old, within 3 days there was a painful rash on his back. I suspect herpes zoster?

The patient is 80 years old, within 3 days there was a painful rash on his back. I suspect herpes zoster?

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almost 7 years ago

Painful rash may suggest zona but the distribution of this rash is not quite an indication of zone. Zona usually hold one dermatome. It is not diffuse over the skin.

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almost 7 years ago

It doesn't seem like shingle because it isn't in dermatom and not vesicular . I suspect skin malignancy or PIH (after contact dermatitis). I suggest skin biopsy.

almost 7 years ago

It s not a zona looks like a kaposi sarcoma. Stand up to biopsies and if there an immunodeficiency notion or a recent pulmonary disease. Look at nodes areas.

almost 7 years ago

Melanoma or Kaposi sarcoma?

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