Korean J Dermatol.  2008 Jan;46(1):90-93.

Two Cases of Chronic Cutaneous Graft-versus-host-reaction on the Site of Healed Herpes Zoster as an Isotopic Response

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  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jylee@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

The term 'isotopic response' was coined by Wolf to describe the emergence of a new skin disease at the site of another, unrelated, and already healed skin disease; most commonly herpes zoster. In the dermatologic literature, although a number of cutaneous lesions have been observed to develop at the site of healed herpes zoster, chronic cutaneous graft-versus-host reaction has been rarely reported. We herein report two cases of chronic cutaneous graftversus-host reaction which clinically presented as an isotopic response.

Keyword

Chronic graft-versus-host reaction; Herpes zoster; Isotopic response

MeSH Terms

Herpes Zoster
Numismatics
Skin
Skin Diseases
Wolves
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