Table 1 Reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) related to burn treatment
From: Disseminated zoster in an adult patient with extensive burns: a case report
Authors | Age (year) | Gender | Immunostatus before burn injury | Extent of Burn (%TBSAa) | Onset after burn injury | Site | VZV confirmation | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthews et al., 1979 | 81 | Female | Immunocompetent | 12%TBSA | 46 days (During burn treatment) | Intact skin of the face (Dermatome of right 1st branch of trigeminal nerve) | Serological, clinical, electron microscopy, and culture | Healed |
Lin and Cinat, 2010 | 29 | Male | Immunocompetent | 4%TBSA | 2.5 years (After burn wound was healed) | Healed skin graft on right ankle | Serological and clinical | Loss of skin graft |
Kikuchi and Isa, 1976 | 70 | Female | Immunocompetent | Less than 1%TBSA | 3.5 years (After burn wound was healed) | Healed skin graft on right back | Clinical (age, distribution of vesicles on right chest, right back, and right arm.) | Healed |
Our case | 51 | Male | Immunocompetent | 60%TBSA | 31 days (During burn treatment) | First, intact skin of left knee and left buttock (L4 dermatome). Then, disseminated. | Serological and clinical (age, distribution of primary vesicular exanthem, aggregated style of vesicles, several days of continually erupting rashes, concurrent presence of vesicles, pustules, and crusts.) | Dead |