Herpes Zoster. Antiviral therapy is recommended for immunocompetent adults over 50 years of age with herpes zoster, particularly if it can be initiated within 72 hours of lesion onset. The ...

A 65-year-old woman presented with a 14-year history of left labial and left perirectal pain along the distribution of the S2 dermatome. This pain was described ... be a functional test to determine ...

Specific terminology is used to describe the characteristics of skin lesions (color, configuration, distribution, type of lesion, and the lesion pattern) which can then be documented (see Table 1 ...