title: Herpes simplex neuropathy.
abstract: Atypical facial pain and permanent sensory loss in the second and third divisions of the trigeminal nerve developed in a patient who had had multiple attacks of herpes simplex neuralgia over a period of 8 years. Intravenous cytosine arabinoside failed to prevent a recurrence of the vasicular eruption, but carbamazepine produced symtomatic pain relief. This case demonstrates that herpes simplex can closely mimic herpes zoster as a cause of postherpetic neuralgia and suggests a possible etiology of atypical facial pain and/or trigeminal sensory neuropaty in some patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D013577:Syndrome; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine