Wollina Uwe, Hansel Gesina, Baunacke Anja, Tchernev Georgi
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany.
Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior (MVR), Sofia, Bulgaria.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2017 May 18;10:195-198. doi: 10.2147/CCID.S133966. eCollection 2017.
Herpes zoster is a common disease caused due to varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection with increasing incidence by age. If the patient has a severe, extended, or treatment-recalcitrant course of herpes zoster, this must be a red flag to search for underlying pathologies. Here, we report about a 64-year-old male patient with diabetes, who came to our emergency department because of general malaise, fever, chills, and a pronounced nuchal and facial swelling on the left side. Based on herpetiform-grouped vesicles and yellowish crusts, an impetiginized facial herpes zoster was diagnosed, and combined antiviral and antibiotic treatment was initiated. He was HIV negative. Despite intensified treatment, his situation worsened. We observed blasts in peripheral blood, but bone marrow biopsy was initially denied. Some days later after deterioration of his disease, he accepted further diagnostics. A myelodysplastic syndrome with blast excess (refractory anemia and blast excess II, RAEB II) could be confirmed. The following translocations were detected: t(2;12)(p13; q13) and t(6;9)(p22;q34). REAB II has an unfortunate prognosis. Cytoreductive treatment was initiated by the hematooncologist. Unfortunately, the patient deceased due to septic shock.
带状疱疹是一种由水痘-带状疱疹病毒(VZV)感染引起的常见疾病,其发病率随年龄增长而增加。如果患者患有严重、广泛或治疗抵抗性的带状疱疹病程,这必须是寻找潜在病理状况的警示信号。在此,我们报告一名64岁的糖尿病男性患者,他因全身不适、发热、寒战以及左侧颈部和面部明显肿胀而前来我们的急诊科。基于疱疹样成群水疱和淡黄色痂皮,诊断为脓疱化面部带状疱疹,并开始联合抗病毒和抗生素治疗。他的HIV检测为阴性。尽管强化了治疗,他的病情仍恶化。我们在外周血中观察到原始细胞,但最初拒绝进行骨髓活检。在他的病情恶化几天后,他接受了进一步诊断。证实为伴有原始细胞增多的骨髓增生异常综合征(难治性贫血伴原始细胞增多II型,RAEB II)。检测到以下易位:t(2;12)(p13; q13)和t(6;9)(p22;q34)。RAEB II预后不佳。血液肿瘤学家开始进行减瘤治疗。不幸的是,患者因感染性休克死亡。