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PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 12   Infections Due to DNA Viruses

180 Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections
Richard J. Whitley

Figure 180-1  Varicella lesions at various stages of evolution: vesicles on an erythematous base, umbilical vesicles, and crusts.
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Figure 180-2  Close-up of lesions of disseminated zoster. Note lesions at different stages of evolution, including pustules and crusting. (Photo courtesy of Lindsey Baden; with permission.)
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Figure 180-3  Herpes zoster in an HIV-infected patient is seen as hemorrhagic vesicles and pustules on an erythematous base grouped in a dermatomal distribution.
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