An unusual oral complication of herpes zoster infection.
This paper describes a complication of herpes zoster infection of the orofacial region involving a 15-year-old girl who, following herpes zoster of the right mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve at the age of 7 years, suffered abnormal development of the permanent teeth in this quadrant.
D000293:Adolescent; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*