title: Herpes zoster: A clinicocytopathological insight.
abstract: Herpes zoster or shingles is reactivation of the varicella zoster virus that had entered the cutaneous nerve endings during an earlier episode of chicken pox traveled to the dorsal root ganglia and remained in a latent form. This condition is characterized by occurrence of multiple, painful, unilateral vesicles and ulceration which shows a typical single dermatome involvement. In this case report, we present a patient with herpes zoster involving the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve, with unilateral vesicles over the right side of lower third of face along the trigeminal nerve tract, with intraoral involvement of buccal mucosa, labial mucosa and the tongue of the same side. Cytopathology revealed classic features of herpes infection including inclusion bodies, perinuclear halo and multinucleated cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Snehal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sasidhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singaraju
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Einstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: Herpes zoster; intranuclear inclusions; multinucleate cells; perinuclear halo