A 68-year-old man has burning pain over the right chest followed by grouped vesicles on an erythematous base. The rash is limited to one thoracic

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A 68-year-old man has burning pain over the right chest followed by grouped vesicles on an erythematous base. The rash is limited to one thoracic dermatome and does not cross the midline. He has no fever or dyspnea. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Herpes zoster

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Disseminated gonococcal infection

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Bullous impetigo

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Contact dermatitis

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Erythema multiforme

Herpes zoster — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 68-year-old man has burning pain over the right chest followed by grouped vesicles on an erythematous base. The rash is limited to one thoracic dermatome and does not cross the midline. He has no fever or dyspnea. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?