Acute postoperative shingles after thoracic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis.
Shingles secondary to reactivation of a previous varicella-zoster virus infection has been reported to develop within surgical wounds and after trauma. We report the case of a 17-year-old girl with history of chicken pox in childhood who had acute postoperative shingles develop along the T3-T4 dermatomes after thoracic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis. The possible causes and precipitating factors are discussed.
Massad
Malek G
MG
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. mmassad@uic.edu
Navarro
Rafael A
RA
Rubeiz
Helene
H
Kpodonu
Jacques
J
Karol
Janet
J
Blacha
Mathew
M
Evans
Alexander
A
D000293:Adolescent; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000209:etiology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013562:Sympathectomy; D013909:Thorax; D014775:Virus Activation
D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A