Author/Authors :
rasi, abbas iran university of medical sciences - rasoul akram hospital - department of dermatology, tehran, iran , zamanian, abbas iran university of medical sciences - rasoul akram hospital - department of dermatology, tehran, iran , shayanfar, nasrin iran university of medical sciences - rasoul akram hospital - department of pathology, tehran, iran , behrangi, elham iran university of medical sciences - rasoul akram hospital - department of dermatology, tehran, iran , azizian, zahra iran university of medical sciences - rasoul akram hospital - department of dermatology, tehran, iran
Abstract :
introduction:]wegener #x2019;s granulomatosis is a lethal disease with granulomatous inflammation and necrotizing vasculitis.[case presentation:]the case was a 63yearold female with a history of wegener #x2019;s granulomatosis presented with erythema of the arm within which there was a crusted or ulcerated lesion surrounded by small vesicles that was confirmed as herpes simplex infection.[conclusions:]current standard of care for treatment of wegener #x2019;s regimens are related to opportunistic infections. wegener #x2019;s granulomatosis is a vasculitis that the presence of cutaneous presentation of herpes zoster would be explained by the modulation of immunity.
Keywords :
introduction: wegener’s granulomatosis is a lethal disease with granulomatous inflammation and necrotizing vasculitis. case presentation: the case was a 63 , year , old female with a history of wegener’s granulomatosis presented with erythema of the arm within which there was a crusted or ulcerated lesion surrounded by small vesicles that was confirmed as herpes simplex infection. conclusions: current standard of care for treatment of wegener’s regimens are related to opportunistic infections. wegener’s granulomatosis is a vasculitis that the presence of cutaneous presentation of herpes zoster would be explained by the modulation of immunity
