COVID-19'lu Bir Hastada Varisella Zoster Ko-Enfeksiyonu

COVID-19 Hastalýðý, asemptomatik enfeksiyondan kritik hastalýða kadar geniþ bir klinik yelpazeye sahiptir, az sayýda COVID-19 hastasý ölümle sonuçlanabilecek ciddi hastalýklar yaþar. Literatürde COVID-19 hastalýðýnda kutanöz lezyonlarla ilgili daha az bilgi mevcuttur. 42 yaþýnda, bilinen hastalýðý olmayan erkek hasta, 3 gün önce baþlayan ateþ, kuru öksürük, halsizlik, kýzarýklýk ve baþ aðrýsý þikayetlerinden sonra acil servisimize geldi. Bu yazýda, COVID-19 enfeksiyonunun zona zoster gibi diðer hastalýklarda da görülebileceði konusunda farkýndalýk yaratmayý amaçladýk.

Varicella Zoster Co-Infection in a Patient with COVID-19

COVID-19 Disease has a wide clinical spectrum from asymptomatic infection to critically ill, a small number of COVID-19 patients experience a severe illness that can result in death. Less information is available in the literature regarding cutaneous lesions in COVID-19 disease. A 42-year-old male patient with no known disease came to our emergency department after fever, dry cough, weakness, rashes, and headache complaints that started 3 days ago. In this article, we aimed to report this case to raise awareness that COVID-19 infection can be accompanied by other diseases such as zona zoster.