Herpes zoster duplex bilateralis in an immunocompetent host

Abstract

Varicella zoster virus causes both chicken pox and herpes zoster. The phenomenon of herpes zoster occurring concurrently in two non-contiguous dermatomes involving different halves of the body is termed herpes zoster duplex bilateralis (HZDB). Few cases, reported in the literature, were seen in either an immunosuppressed host or in the older age group. Here we present a case of HZDB in an immunocompetent host, probably the first in India.

Keywords

• Bilateral herpes zoster
• immunocompetent host
• varicella zoster virus infection