Joe, a 55-year-old type 2 diabetic, complained of a tingling

Last updated: 8/3/2022

Joe, a 55-year-old type 2 diabetic, complained of a tingling sensation that extended from his spine around to the middle of his rib cage. Small blisters developed as an irritated vesicular red rash along a spinal nerve dermatome. Joe's lab work was positive for the varicella- zoster virus. Joe's current symptoms owe to a reactivation of a viral disease he contracted as a child. What primary disease led to his current disease? Choose one: A St. Anthony's fire B. shingles C. measles D. chickenpox