Abdominal wall protrusion following herpes zoster.
We present the case of a 62-year-old woman with abdominal segmental paresis consequent to radiculopathy caused by zoster, which was confirmed by electroneuromyography. The paresis resolved completely within three months. Recognition of this complication caused by zoster, which is easily misdiagnosed as abdominal herniation, is important for diagnosing this self-limited condition and avoiding unnecessary procedures.
Ruiz Junior
Facundo Burgos
FB
Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG. facundo_burgos@uol.com.br
Shinosaki
Jullyanna Sabrysna Morais
JS
Marques Junior
Wilson
W
Ferreira
Marcelo Simão
MS
D034861:Abdominal Wall; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous