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 a plurality of modules;
• and
• a processor coupled to the display and the storage device to access and execute the modules recorded in the storage device, wherein the modules comprise:
• a body shape image display module displaying a body shape image that matches a body dermatome distribution on the display;
• an affected part definition module defining an affected part on the body shape image by using the data acquisition device;
• and
• a diagnosis module determining a first area ratio according to an area of at least one dermatome covered by the affected part and determining 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.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium that records a program to be loaded by an electronic apparatus to execute the following steps:

• displaying a body shape image, wherein the body shape image matches a body dermatome distribution;
• defining an affected part on the body shape image;
• determining an area ratio according to an area of at least one dermatome covered by the affected part;
• determining 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 predetermined ratio;
• and
• deciding whether the defined affected part is herpes zoster according to a determination result.