Case study 9: A 17-year-old high school student presents at…
Case study 9: A 17-year-old high school student presents at her primary care physician with an asymmetrical vesiculopapular rash on her chest and back which is tender and painful. She says that the rash feels like it is on fire and she is very uncomfortable. The rash is unusual in that it does not cross the mid-line of her body. The patient’s history is unremarkable except for recent stressful surgery to remove a benign tumor from her lower back. The physician’s diagnosis is that the rash is caused by a double-stranded DNA-containing virus. What is the prognosis for this disease? What is the disease?