How Does An Infection Of Herpes Zoster On The Upper Eyelid Look Like?

Posted on Sun, 24 Apr 2016

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Question : How does an infection of herpes zoster look if on my upper eye lid (left eye)?

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
little papules, vesicles and potential eye damage

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

the appearance of herpes zoster starts with an erythematous area and macules, which progress to papules very fast. The papules turn into vesicles with clear fluid which later becomes turbid. Then the vesicles rupture and crusts may form. Here is a link to a picture with the characteristic lesions:
http://hardinmd.lib.uiowa.edu/pictures22/dermnet/hzostophth04.jpg
This is a picture with crusts.

A more detailed one is here:
http://image.slidesharecdn.com/herpeszoster-0000-phpapp02/95/herpes-zoster-ophthalmicus-8-638.jpg?cb=0000

I hope it helps!

Kind Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar