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Herpes Zoster


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Alternate Names : Shingles

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Herpes Zoster Diagnosis & Tests

Diagnosis is suspected based on the appearance of the skin lesions, and strengthened by a prior history of chickenpox or shingles. It can be confused with herpes simplex.

Tests are rarely necessary, but may include:

Viral culture of skin lesion
Tzanck test of skin lesion
Complete blood count (CBC) may show elevated WBC (a nonspecific sign of infection)
Specific antibody (immunoglobulin) measurement demonstrates elevation of varicella antibodies

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Review Date : 6/5/2002
Reviewed By : Donna R. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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