This patient is undergoing HBOT for soft tissue radionecrosis of the oropharynx. He developed a rash on his ear and the side of his neck including a necrotic eschar on his left ear lobe. The rash even extends into his scalp on the left.
What is it? Yes, it’s shingles.
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