Iran Medical Council Journal of Iranian Medical Council 2645-338X 5 2 2022 04 01 Disseminated Herpes Zoster in a COVID-19 Patient 343 345 156197 10.18502/jimc.v5i2.10474 EN Safoura Shakoei Department of Dermatology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Raana Samiei Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Shahin Hamzelou Department of Dermatology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-7031-7674 Journal Article 2021 09 17 COVID-19 has several different presentations including cutaneous manifestations. In this report, we introduce a case of generalized herpes zoster in a COVID-19 patient. No sign of upper or lower respiratory tract involvement was detected, but due to unexpected dissemination of the lesions, COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) was tested and revealed positive. Although the incidence of herpes zoster during COVID-19 infection has been reported previously, none of them was disseminated. Therefore, we recommend that during the pandemic of COVID-19, any unexpected disseminated herpes zoster be considered as a possible case of this disease and be quarantined until the PCR is negative.<br /><br /><br />  https://www.jimc.ir/article_156197_6ebef27427048cc450a684fdbc4e85de.pdf