Unusual oral complications of herpes zoster infection: report of a case and review of literature.
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.
Jain
Manoj Kumar
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Vidyanagar, Karnataka, India. lovingjain15@yahoo.com
Manjunath
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Jagadish
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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
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G