Colonic pseudo-obstruction due to herpes zoster.
Visceral motor complications are uncommon manifestations of herpes zoster (varicella zoster). We report a 59-year-old man who developed acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, which followed the appearance of dermatomal herpes zoster.
Rodrigues
Gabriel
G
Department of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka. gabyrodricks@eudoramail.com
Kannaiyan
Lavanya
L
Gopasetty
Mahesh
M
Rao
Sreenivasa
S
Shenoy
Rajgopal
R
D000208:Acute Disease; D003112:Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004733:Enema; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged