A team of doctors in Kolkata have successfully treated a rare instance of bilateral Herpes Zoster in a 74-year-old woman, Nanda Ghosh. This is only the fourth documented case of bilateral Herpes Zoster in the country involving a patient who is not immunocompromised. She was brought to Manipal Hospitals, Broadway with complaints like fever, high-grade headache, nasal discharge, congestion, and coughing, Upon examination, vesiculopapular rashes (small bumps or fluid-filled blisters) among other symptoms suggested a severe and rare presentation of the Herpes virus.

The woman was suffering from days of fever, unceasing headache, and pain so inexplicable it just won't subside. Despite a growing sense that something is seriously wrong, the underlying cause remained unknown. Such was the condition of this elderly patient till her son brought her to the hospital where finally her condition found a diagnosis and treatment.