title: HIV-associated fulminating herpes zoster infection with alveolar necrosis and tooth exfoliation: a case report.
abstract: This paper presents a case of HIV-associated fulminating herpes zoster infection (HZI) that culminated in right mandibular necrosis and tooth exfoliation. The occurrence of such infection in immunosuppression and the impending clinical features are briefly reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chindia
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir