Herpes zoster after vaccination with one dose varicella vaccine to a 4-year-old child.

Clinical observations from the international literature report that herpes zoster occurs after varicella vaccination in immunocompetent children. We present the case of a four-year-old immunocompetent girl who developed herpes zoster after she had received one dose of varicella-zoster virus live attenuated vaccine at the age of 15 months. Continued surveillance for herpes zoster among vaccinated persons is important to evaluate the varicella vaccination program and to detect any changes in the epidemiology of herpes zoster. Vaccinated children appear to have a lower risk of herpes zoster than people who were infected naturally with varicella zoster virus (chickenpox).