title: Unusual oral complications of herpes zoster infection: report of a case and review of literature.
abstract: A case of herpes zoster infection with unusual oral complications involving the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve is presented. The post-herpetic complications of osteonecrosis, spontaneous exfoliation of teeth, and subsequent pathologic fracture of mandible in the absence of concurrent predisposing factors in a 65-year-old man are demonstrated. Forty-one cases with osteonecrosis and spontaneous exfoliation of teeth previously presented in the literature are reviewed. This is the first report of pathologic fracture after herpes zoster infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Vidyanagar, Karnataka, India. lovingjain15@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Manoj Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Manjunath
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Jagadish
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000821:virology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000821:virology; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000821:virology*; D010020:Osteonecrosis / Q000821:virology; D014080:Tooth Exfoliation / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G