title: Nocturnal sedation in a child with facial ulceration.
abstract: Mostly, herpes zoster affects adults and therefore childhood presentation can represent a diagnostic challenge. Childhood herpes zoster, when it occurs, can also be associated with peripheral nerve complications, as illustrated by this case. A 3-year-old child who had herpes zoster developed a nasolabial scar resulting in a shallow non-healing ulcer from being repeatedly picked. Healing was only achieved after nocturnal sedation, with chloral hydrate.
authors.affiliation: Welsh Institute of Dermatology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK. patelgk@cf.ac.uk
authors.forename: Girish K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Motley
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005145:Face / Q000821:virology; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D002697:Chloral Hydrate; D000212:Acyclovir