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Wolf’s postherpetic isotopic response (PHIR) describes the occurrence of a new lesion at the site of a healed herpetic lesion.[1] It is more commonly seen after infection by varicella‐zoster virus… Click to show full abstract
Wolf’s postherpetic isotopic response (PHIR) describes the occurrence of a new lesion at the site of a healed herpetic lesion.[1] It is more commonly seen after infection by varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) than herpes simplex virus.[2] Such postherpetic lesions present with a board spectrum from inflammatory diseases to malignancies. Only 11 cases of comedones after VZV infections are reported by our literature review.[3] A rare case was reported in the Asian population. Here, we reported two cases of Chinese Han men with postherpetic comedones that were consistent with Wolf’s PHIR.
Journal Title: Chinese Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017
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