title: Abdominal-wall pseudohernia secondary to herpes zoster.
abstract: We present a case of a 78-year-old woman with abdominal-wall muscle paralysis following cutaneous herpes zoster in the T12-L1 dermatomes. An EMG confirmed paralysis, and a CT scan ruled out fascial defect. The paralysis had completely resolved 1 year later. A review of the literature regarding these unusual sequelae of herpes zoster is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA. rszmd@att.net
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Siegel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000821:virology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans