1. However, the symptoms may not appear across the entire dermatome . 2. However, at axial lines, adjacent dermatomes do not overlap. 3. And Zimmer designed the new dermatome to do just that. 4. The first drum dermatomes , developed in the 1930s, were manually operated. 5. Shingles is caused by varicella zoster virus ( VZV ), an dermatome . 6. Dermatomes can be operated either manually or electrically.7. Cutaneous lesions may be distributed anywhere in the dermatome , from midline back to abdomen. 8. The onion skin distribution differs from the dermatome distribution of the peripheral branches of the fifth nerve. 9. Dermatomes are similar; however, a dermatome only specifies the area served by a spinal nerve.10. Dermatomes are similar; however, a dermatome only specifies the area served by a spinal nerve.