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Disseminated Zoster After Trauma in an Immunocompetent Patient

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  An 88-year-old man presented to the emergency department with dizziness and vesicular lesions in various stages of healing on the right lateral face, right ear, arms, legs, and chest. Incidentally he reported a ground-level fall in which he struck his face 2 days prior. The facial lesions were thought to be cellulitis, and he was treated with antibiotics. He...