Zosteriform metastasis explained

Zosteriform metastasis is the spread of visceral carcinomas to the skin in dermatomal crops of succulent nodules.^[1]

See also

• Alopecia neoplastica
• List of cutaneous conditions

Further reading

• Rao . Raghavendra . Balachandran . C . Rao . Lakshmi . Zosteriform cutaneous metastases: A case report and brief review of literature . Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology . Medknow . 76 . 4 . 2010 . 0378-6323 . 10.4103/0378-6323.66605 . free . 447 . 20657142 . none.
• Wark . Kirsty J. L. . Mahendran . Melani . Tatian . Artiene . Singh . Amandeep . Woods . Jane . Aravindan . Ananthakrishnapuram . Zosteriform cutaneous metastases: an unusual presentation of metastatic lung carcinoma . Respirology Case Reports . 8 . 2 . 2020 . e00515 . 2051-3380 . 31890214 . 6920613 . 10.1002/rcr2.515 . none.
• Virmani . NehaC . Sharma . YugalK . Panicker . NarayanK . Dash . KedarN . Patvekar . MilindA . Deo . KirtiS . Zosteriform skin metastases: Clue to an undiagnosed breast cancer . Indian Journal of Dermatology . Medknow . 56 . 6 . 2011 . 726–727 . 0019-5154 . 10.4103/0019-5154.91838 . free . 22345780 . 3276906 . none.

Notes and References

1. Book: Rapini, Ronald P. . Bolognia, Jean L. . Jorizzo, Joseph L. . Dermatology: 2-Volume Set . Mosby . St. Louis . 2007 . 1899 . 978-1-4160-2999-1 .