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Background The symptoms of sciatic herpes zoster are sometimes difficult to distinguish from sciatica caused by lumbar disc herniation. We describe a case of suspected lumbar disc herniation with sciatic herpes zoster to reduce the rate of misdiagnosis. Case Report A 55-year old man, male, developed low back pain after carrying heavy items 20 years ago. Characteristics of symptoms 1. Symptoms were aggravated in the upright lumbar forward flexion position; 2. The VAS (leg) score was 8-9 points and the VSA (lumbar) score was 0 point;