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case_images: Physical examinations showing skin eruptions on the entire body surface.
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case_images: VZV infection was suspected because of a generalized chickenpox-like rash, and the VZV antigen test of the vesicle was positive (Figure 1).
case_images: A lesion suggestive of lung cancer was observed in the right upper lobe on chest CT.
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case_images: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed multiple high intensities involving the cerebellum, periventricular cortex, and hippocampus (Figure 2), and the patient was diagnosed with meningoencephalitis due to disseminated herpes zoster.
case_images: Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery axial MRI showing multiple high-intensity lesions in the cerebellum, periventricular, and hippocampus.
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case_images: FIG3
case_images: He was suspected to have lung cancer because of abnormal shadows on chest computed tomography (Figure 3), which led to testing for tumor markers (Table 1).