TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Herpes Zoster A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Herpes zoster is an acute vesicular eruption due to reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus• Focal, often severe pain that upon careful questioning follows a dermatomal distribution• Delayed development (> 48 hours) of classic vesicular lesions along a specific dermatomal distribution• Positive Tzanck smear• The diagnosis may become clear in postoperative patients 1-2 days following a negative exploration SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58112963 ER -