title: Herpes zoster in a free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap after delayed breast reconstruction: evidence of spontaneous reinnervation.
abstract: In concert with advances in surgical reconstruction techniques and improved survival after breast cancer, both the aesthetic and functional outcomes, especially sensory recovery, of breast reconstruction have been addressed. Most studies on sensory recovery in reconstructed breasts have utilized patients' subjective responses to touch, pain, temperature, and pressure. In contrast, this report describes a case of herpes zoster that developed in a free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap, which provides objective evidence of spontaneous reinnervation after breast reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Surgery, and †Plastic Surgery, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Hui
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hee Chang
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Min Sung
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation / Q000821:virology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D064827:Myocutaneous Flap / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation / Q000821:virology*; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation / Q000821:virology*