A 38-year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of painful, grouped vesicles on an erythematous base on her left buttock, following a dermatomal dis...

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A 38-year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of painful, grouped vesicles on an erythematous base on her left buttock, following a dermatomal distribution. She describes a tingling prodrome. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Herpes zoster (shingles)

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Herpes simplex

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Contact dermatitis

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Folliculitis

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Insect bites

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

A 38-year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of painful, grouped vesicles on an erythematous base on her left buttock, following a dermatomal distribution. She describes a tingling prodrome. What is the most likely diagnosis?