title: A nasal septum perforation caused by a Varicella zoster infection in an AIDS patient.
abstract: A nasal septum perforation caused by a Varicella Zoster Infection in an AIDS patient. A patient with an acquired immune deficiency syndrome is described who developed a nasal septum perforation. This perforation was probably caused by frequently scratching chronic zoster lesions inside the nose.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine, University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colebunders
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Roo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benimadho
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mestdagh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Damme
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D000328:Adult; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000821:virology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014456:Ulcer / Q000821:virology