INTRODUCTION Varicella zoster virus reactivation can cause localized, painfull and vesicular rashes that usually involves unilateral neural dermatomes. The most important risk factors for the incidence of herpes zoster ,are immunosuppression and age increasing. some studies defined the incidence of herpes zoster as 3.4 cases per 1,000 persons per year in the United Kingdom (1). The epidemiology of herpes zoster is affected by host factors that lead to the reactivation of latent virus. The incidence of herpes zoster increases with advancing age. Most cases of herpes zoster occur in patients who are more than 45 years old. More than 10 cases of herpes zoster per 1,000 persons per year are diagnosed in 75 years (2). Herpes zoster is also more common in patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs, malignant diseases, human immunodeficiency virus infection or in patients with organ transplants .(3, 4, 5, 6,7).
Presentation of Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection with Bladder Mass and Gross Hematuria
