Herpes Zoster with Post Herpetic Neuralgia Involving the Right Maxillary Branch of Trigeminal Nerve: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Autor: MASSILLAMANI FRANCIS, KAILASAM SUBRAMANIAN, S LEENA SANKARI, VENKATA LAKSHMI APARNA POTLURI, AKILA PRABAKARAN
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp ZD40-ZD42 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/22590.9237
Popis: Herpes Zoster (HZ) is an acute, self-limiting, neuro cutaneous viral infection caused by the reactivation of the Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) that remains latent in the dorsal root ganglion. About 50% of occurrence is seen in older age groups and immunocompromised patients. Less than 5% occur in children. HZ is characterized by the unilateral pain, burning and tingling sensation followed by the vesicular eruptions limited to the single dermatome that are innervated by the single cranial ganglion, sometimes it leads to Post Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN). We report a case of a HZ in a 22-year-old young female patient involving the right maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve along with PHN.
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