Rapid development of cutaneous melanoma metastases after herpes zoster infection in a radiotherapy field

Clin Exp Dermatol. 2018 Jan;43(1):94-96. doi: 10.1111/ced.13231. Epub 2017 Sep 23.

Authors

U Uslu¹, S Schliep¹, M Erdmann¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.

PMID: 28940227
DOI: 10.1111/ced.13231

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Axilla
Herpes Zoster / complications*
Herpes Zoster / pathology
Humans
Lymphatic Irradiation / adverse effects*
Male
Melanoma / radiotherapy
Melanoma / secondary*
Melanoma / virology
Middle Aged
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / adverse effects*
Skin Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Skin Neoplasms / secondary*
Skin Neoplasms / virology