title: A case report of abdominal distention caused by herpes zoster.
abstract: Gastrointestinal complications caused by herpes zoster are extremely rare. Here, we described a case of abdominal distention caused by herpes zoster. The patient was a 59-year-old female who suffered from unexplained paroxysmal and a burning pain on the right part of her waist and abdomen, accompanied by abdominal distention. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction was diagnosed by abdominal radiography. Distention of the right abdominal wall was still apparent after one month. In this report, we found that recovery from abdominal distention caused by herpes zoster is difficult and may require surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Su-Rong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Chuan-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077266:Moxifloxacin; D011804:Quinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001372:Aza Compounds; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011804:Quinolines; C019476:mecobalamin; D014805:Vitamin B 12; D000077266:Moxifloxacin