Method and apparatus for herpes zoster diagnosis and recording medium using the method

A herpes zoster diagnosis apparatus, comprising:

• a display;
• a data acquisition device;
• a storage device recording program instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the display and the storage device and configured to execute program instructions to:
• display a body shape image that matches a body dermatome distribution on the display in response to the body shape image provided via the data acquisition device per a user request;
• define an affected part on the body shape image by using the data acquisition device;
• determine a first area ratio according to an area of at least one dermatome covered by the affected part, wherein the program instruction to determine the first area ratio according to the area of the at least one dermatome covered by the affected part comprises further program instructions to:
• determine a center dermatome that is most covered by the affected part among the at least one dermatome;
• set the center dermatome and dermatomes of the body dermatome distribution that are adjacent to the center dermatome as a target region;
• calculate an area of the center dermatome and the adjacent dermatomes;
• calculate an area of dermatomes of the body dermatome distribution that are outside of the target region;
• and
• calculate the first area ratio as a ratio of the area of the center dermatome and the adjacent dermatomes to the area of the dermatomes that are outside of the target region;
• determine whether the affected part concentrates on any one of a left side and a right side with respect to a center line of the body shape image and whether the calculated first area ratio is smaller than a first predetermined ratio to decide whether the defined affected part is herpes zoster, wherein the first predetermined ratio is between 0.1 and 0.3;
• and
• treat the affected part in response to the defined affected part being decided to be the herpes zoster according to the determination results.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium that records a program loaded by an electronic apparatus, having a processor, a display and a data acquisition device, to execute the following steps:

• displaying, by the processor on the display, a body shape image, wherein the body shape image matches a body dermatome distribution in response to the body shape image provided via the data acquisition device per a user request;
• defining, by the processor, an affected part on the body shape image using the data acquisition device;
• determining, by the processor, an area ratio according to an area of at least one dermatome covered by the affected part, wherein the determining comprises:
• determining a center dermatome that is most covered by the affected part among the at least one dermatome;
• setting the center dermatome and dermatomes of the body dermatome distribution that are adjacent to the center dermatome as a target region;
• calculating an area of the center dermatome and the adjacent dermatomes;
• calculating an area of dermatomes of the body dermatome distribution that are outside of the target region;
• and
• calculating the first area ratio as a ratio of the area of the center dermatome and the adjacent dermatomes to the area of the dermatomes that are outside of the target region;
• determining, by the processor, whether the affected part concentrates on any one of a left side and a right side with respect to a center line of the body shape image and whether the calculated area ratio is smaller than a first predetermined ratio, wherein the first predetermined ratio is between 0.1 and 0.3;
• deciding, by the processor, whether the defined affected part is herpes zoster according to a determination result;
• and
• treating the affected part in response to the defined affected part being decided to be the herpes zoster according to the determination results.