PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Afekhide E. Omoti
AU  - Caroline E. Omoti
TI  - Sudden onset of herpes zoster following chemotherapy for orbital lymphoma in a HIV positive patient
DP  - 2007 Jan 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 125--127
VI  - 28
IP  - 1
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/1/125.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/1/125.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2007 Jan 01; 28
AB  - We report a 38-year-old HIV positive female, who developed an acute attack of herpes zoster HZ involving the mandibular, C2, C3, C4, T1, and T2 dermatomes, 9 days after the commencement of the first cycle of chemotherapy regimen for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma NHL. She had developed NHL of the ovary approximately 6 months earlier, followed by metastasis to the left orbit resulting in proptosis of the left eye. A combination of a positive HIV status, lymphoma, and chemotherapy can predispose a patient to an attack of HZ involving many dermatomes.