A rather rare encounter with herpes zoster in a male infant [3]

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 348-349

  Kashima, Masato ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herpes zoster; Male infant; Varicella

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; ERYTHEMA; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LETTER; MALE; PAPULE; RASH; SPINAL GANGLION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0037657595     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00401.x     Document Type: Letter

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