TY - JOUR
T1 - Zosteriform cutaneous metastases
T2 - A case report and brief review of literature
AU - Rao, Raghavendra
AU - Balachandran, C.
AU - Rao, Lakshmi
PY - 2010/7/1
Y1 - 2010/7/1
N2 - A 56-year-old woman presented with painful erythematous, papulo-nodular lesions on the left side of the trunk in a dermatomal distribution of two-weeks duration. She had earlier undergone surgery for breast carcinoma and was receiving palliative chemo-radiotherapy, when seen by us. A diagnosis of zosteriform cutaneous metastases was made and biopsy was done from the representative lesion which showed chords and sheets of malignant cells. Majority of these cases in the past have been misdiagnosed as herpes zoster and were treated with antiviral drugs. Metastatic diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis of zosteriform rash in elderly.
AB - A 56-year-old woman presented with painful erythematous, papulo-nodular lesions on the left side of the trunk in a dermatomal distribution of two-weeks duration. She had earlier undergone surgery for breast carcinoma and was receiving palliative chemo-radiotherapy, when seen by us. A diagnosis of zosteriform cutaneous metastases was made and biopsy was done from the representative lesion which showed chords and sheets of malignant cells. Majority of these cases in the past have been misdiagnosed as herpes zoster and were treated with antiviral drugs. Metastatic diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis of zosteriform rash in elderly.
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U2 - 10.4103/0378-6323.66605
DO - 10.4103/0378-6323.66605
M3 - Article
C2 - 20657142
AN - SCOPUS:78049396129
VL - 76
JO - Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
JF - Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
SN - 0378-6323
IS - 4
ER -