Tuesday, February 5, 2008

VizD Challenge Week of 2/4/08

A 27-year-old man presents to your ED with the following lesions seen on his face.


(click on image to enlarge)

Questions:
1. What is the diagnosis?
2. Where does this agent live in your body?



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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. Herpes simplex virus - in Europe usually type I in the oral region

2. Nerve ganglia of affected nerves

Anonymous said...

Herpes Simplex Labialis. Lives in neural tissue.

Unknown said...

Herpes Zoster

In the Dorsal Root Ganglion of the spinal nerves.

kingellakoko said...

1. Herpes simplex
2. dorsal root ganglia

kingellakoko said...

1. oral herpes simplex
2. dorsal root ganglia

kingellakoko said...

1. oral herpes simplex
2. dorsal root ganglia

AtYourCervix said...

1 - Oral-labial HSV.
2 - mucous membranes, lips, bloodstream

Amelia Ames said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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...?

Unknown said...

1. Herpes simplex type 1

2. Remains dormant in the nerve cells, trigeminal ganglion specifically.

Unknown said...

1. Herpes Simplex Virus

2. Resides in the ganglia

Anonymous said...

Herpes Simplex (1?)..spinal column