VizD Challenge Week of 2/4/08
A 27-year-old man presents to your ED with the following lesions seen on his face.
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Questions:
1. What is the diagnosis?
2. Where does this agent live in your body?
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12 comments:
1. Herpes simplex virus - in Europe usually type I in the oral region
2. Nerve ganglia of affected nerves
Herpes Simplex Labialis. Lives in neural tissue.
Herpes Zoster
In the Dorsal Root Ganglion of the spinal nerves.
1. Herpes simplex
2. dorsal root ganglia
1. oral herpes simplex
2. dorsal root ganglia
1. oral herpes simplex
2. dorsal root ganglia
1 - Oral-labial HSV.
2 - mucous membranes, lips, bloodstream
I'm no a doctor but that sure looks like Herpes Simplex to me, and I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I believe it resides in your C9 vertebra. The C stands for cervical right? Anyhoo, if I ever get my neck adjusted by a chiropracter, I get a huge outbreak of cold sores and flu like symptoms. So I don't get my neck adjusted.
I really like that weekly challenge of yours! Keep it going. But may I suggest changing the picture's filename into something a bit more neutral that won't uncover the answer...?
1. Herpes simplex type 1
2. Remains dormant in the nerve cells, trigeminal ganglion specifically.
1. Herpes Simplex Virus
2. Resides in the ganglia
Herpes Simplex (1?)..spinal column
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