Herpes zoster and severe acute herpetic neuralgia as a complication of COVID-19 infection

An increasing number of dermatologic manifestations are attributed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). I present a telemedicine case in which a patient developed varicella zoster virus reactivation of the V2 dermatome during the course of COVID-19 infection. In addition, she developed severe acute herpetic neuralgia despite the early initiation of antiviral therapy.