Herpes zoster infection with trigeminal and facial nerve involvement.
In most cases, herpes zoster (shingles) infections are benign and self-limited, requiring no treatment. However, if patients are elderly or immuno-compromised, they are at increased risk of complications such as visceral dissemination, cranial and nerve palsies, ophthalmic zoster, and postherpetic neuralgia. We present a case of herpes zoster infection complicated by both motor and sensory involvement in an elderly man.
Waterman
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Division of Dermatology, University of South Florida, Tampa.
Epstein
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JD
Fenske
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D000368:Aged; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000503:physiopathology*