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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; L. Katie Morrison, MD; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2], Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [3]Aysha Aslam, M.B.B.S[4].

## Overview[edit | edit source]

## Historical Perspective[edit | edit source]

## Pathophysiology[edit | edit source]

## Causes[edit | edit source]

## Differentiating Herpes zoster from other Diseases[edit | edit source]

## Epidemiology and Demographics[edit | edit source]

## Risk Factors[edit | edit source]

## Screening[edit | edit source]

## Natural History, Complications and Prognosis[edit | edit source]

## Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings  | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

## Treatment[edit | edit source]

Medical Therapy | Primary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

## Case Studies[edit | edit source]

Case #1

## Related Chapters[edit | edit source]

* Progressive outer retinal necrosis

## External Links[edit | edit source]

* The National Eye Institute (NEI)
* Center for Disease Control on Varicella
* Center for Disease Control on Chickenpox
* Center for Disease Control on Varicella
* Center for Disease Control on Varicella
* Center for Disease Control on Varicella
* Center for Disease Control on Shingles

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Diseases of the skin and appendages by morphology

Growths|

| Epidermal|

* wart
* callus
* seborrheic keratosis
* acrochordon
* molluscum contagiosum
* actinic keratosis
* squamous-cell carcinoma
* basal-cell carcinoma
* Merkel-cell carcinoma
* nevus sebaceous
* trichoepithelioma

|

Pigmented|

* Freckles
* lentigo
* melasma
* nevus
* melanoma

Dermal and
subcutaneous|

* epidermal inclusion cyst
* hemangioma
* dermatofibroma (benign fibrous histiocytoma)
* keloid
* lipoma
* neurofibroma
* xanthoma
* Kaposi's sarcoma
* infantile digital fibromatosis
* granular cell tumor
* leiomyoma
* lymphangioma circumscriptum
* myxoid cyst

Rashes|

| With
epidermal
involvement|

| Eczematous|

* contact dermatitis
* atopic dermatitis
* seborrheic dermatitis
* stasis dermatitis
* lichen simplex chronicus
* Darier's disease
* glucagonoma syndrome
* langerhans cell histiocytosis
* lichen sclerosus
* pemphigus foliaceus
* Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome
* Zinc deficiency

|

Scaling|

* psoriasis
* tinea (corporis
* cruris
* pedis
* manuum
* faciei)
* pityriasis rosea
* secondary syphilis
* mycosis fungoides
* systemic lupus erythematosus
* pityriasis rubra pilaris
* parapsoriasis
* ichthyosis

Blistering|

* herpes simplex
* herpes zoster
* varicella
* bullous impetigo
* acute contact dermatitis
* pemphigus vulgaris
* bullous pemphigoid
* dermatitis herpetiformis
* porphyria cutanea tarda
* epidermolysis bullosa simplex

Papular|

* scabies
* insect bite reactions
* lichen planus
* miliaria
* keratosis pilaris
* lichen spinulosus
* transient acantholytic dermatosis
* lichen nitidus
* pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta

Pustular|

* acne vulgaris
* acne rosacea
* folliculitis
* impetigo
* candidiasis
* gonococcemia
* dermatophyte
* coccidioidomycosis
* subcorneal pustular dermatosis

Hypopigmented|

* tinea versicolor
* vitiligo
* pityriasis alba
* postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
* tuberous sclerosis
* idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
* leprosy
* hypopigmented mycosis fungoides

Without
epidermal
involvement|

| Red|

| Blanchable
Erythema|

| Generalized|

* drug eruptions
* viral exanthems
* toxic erythema
* systemic lupus erythematosus

|

Localized|

* cellulitis
* abscess
* boil
* erythema nodosum
* carcinoid syndrome
* fixed drug eruption

Specialized|

* urticaria
* erythema (multiforme
* migrans
* gyratum repens
* annulare centrifugum
* ab igne)

Nonblanchable
Purpura|

| Macular|

* thrombocytopenic purpura
* actinic/solar purpura

|

Papular|

* disseminated intravascular coagulation
* vasculitis

Indurated|

* scleroderma/morphea
* granuloma annulare
* lichen sclerosis et atrophicus
* necrobiosis lipoidica

Miscellaneous
disorders|

| Ulcers|

|

Hair|

* telogen effluvium
* androgenic alopecia
* alopecia areata
* systemic lupus erythematosus
* tinea capitis
* loose anagen syndrome
* lichen planopilaris
* folliculitis decalvans
* acne keloidalis nuchae

Nail|

* onychomycosis
* psoriasis
* paronychia
* ingrown nail

Mucous
membrane|

* Aphthous stomatitis
* oral candidiasis
* lichen planus
* leukoplakia
* pemphigus vulgaris
* mucous membrane pemphigoid
* cicatricial pemphigoid
* herpesvirus
* coxsackievirus
* syphilis
* systemic histoplasmosis
* squamous-cell carcinoma

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