Herpes zoster mandibularis

Autor: Jerome R. Lechien, Pedro Costa de Araujo, Julien W. Hsieh, Jérôme Keghian
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: BMJ case reports. 2013
ISSN: 1757-790X
Popis: A 54-year-old man presented with vesicular rash and burning pain on the left mandibule. Two days before, the patient had developed pruritus in the same region. Clinical examination revealed vesicles on an erythematous base on the left lower lip, cheek, chin (figure 1), anterior scalp around ear and the ascending helix (figure 2). The lesions were localised in the dermatome innervated by the third trigeminal branch. No oral lesion, facial palsy or hearing loss was observed. A clinical diagnosis of herpes zoster …
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