Herpes zoster reactivation of phantom limb pain.
A case is reported in which a herpes zoster infection caused recurrence of phantom limb pain in a man whose left arm had been amputated 7 years previously. It is, to our knowledge, the first such case reported, and it shows the importance of peripheral mechanisms in the generation of phantom limb pain.
D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors