The dermatome also is affected by the shingles (varicella zoster) virus and, in some cases, the shingles vaccine. Dermatomes are divided into groups based on where in the spine they originate ...

This is because each spinal nerve root—one on each side of the body—services a specific area of skin called a dermatome. When a shingles outbreak occurs, only that dermatome on that side of ...

When a 60-year-old woman with severe abdominal pain shows positive Carnett’s and pinch signs, physicians suspect ACNES — but ...