O herpes-zóster ocorre com maior frequência no tórax e nas costas, mas pode afetar os braços e as pernas. As pequenas bolhas na mão desta pessoa representam o envolvimento do dermatoma inervado pelo nervo da sétima vértebra cervical (veja a imagem de "dermatomas").
Data da revisão:
5/30/2012
Revisão feita por:
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington; and Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.