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Herpes Zoster: A Case Report of a Rare Ramification Leading to Secondary Infection
The herpes virus causes herpes zoster (HZ) (shingles). It develops years later in elderly patients who were affected by the varicella-zoster virus in their childhood. The virus gets reactivated and typically localizes its symptoms to a particular dermatome. If left untreated, it can lead to dental c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10131255/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37123734 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36732 |
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author | Warrier S, Aravind Ganesh, Sivaswarubini Harikrishnan, Thamizhchelvan Balaji, Barath Venugopal, Divyambika C S, Sushmitha |
author_facet | Warrier S, Aravind Ganesh, Sivaswarubini Harikrishnan, Thamizhchelvan Balaji, Barath Venugopal, Divyambika C S, Sushmitha |
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description | The herpes virus causes herpes zoster (HZ) (shingles). It develops years later in elderly patients who were affected by the varicella-zoster virus in their childhood. The virus gets reactivated and typically localizes its symptoms to a particular dermatome. If left untreated, it can lead to dental complications, such as osteonecrosis, tooth exfoliation, periodontitis, calcified and devitalized pulps, periapical lesions, and root resorption, in addition to developmental irregularities, such as abnormally short roots and missing teeth. Here, we present the case of a 61-year-old male affected by a rare bacterial superinfection followed by an HZ infection. Our report aims at making clinicians aware of the various potential complications that can develop after an HZ infection. |
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spelling | pubmed-101312552023-04-27 Herpes Zoster: A Case Report of a Rare Ramification Leading to Secondary Infection Warrier S, Aravind Ganesh, Sivaswarubini Harikrishnan, Thamizhchelvan Balaji, Barath Venugopal, Divyambika C S, Sushmitha Cureus Radiology The herpes virus causes herpes zoster (HZ) (shingles). It develops years later in elderly patients who were affected by the varicella-zoster virus in their childhood. The virus gets reactivated and typically localizes its symptoms to a particular dermatome. If left untreated, it can lead to dental complications, such as osteonecrosis, tooth exfoliation, periodontitis, calcified and devitalized pulps, periapical lesions, and root resorption, in addition to developmental irregularities, such as abnormally short roots and missing teeth. Here, we present the case of a 61-year-old male affected by a rare bacterial superinfection followed by an HZ infection. Our report aims at making clinicians aware of the various potential complications that can develop after an HZ infection. Cureus 2023-03-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10131255/ /pubmed/37123734 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36732 Text en Copyright © 2023, Warrier S et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Radiology Warrier S, Aravind Ganesh, Sivaswarubini Harikrishnan, Thamizhchelvan Balaji, Barath Venugopal, Divyambika C S, Sushmitha Herpes Zoster: A Case Report of a Rare Ramification Leading to Secondary Infection |
title | Herpes Zoster: A Case Report of a Rare Ramification Leading to Secondary Infection |
title_full | Herpes Zoster: A Case Report of a Rare Ramification Leading to Secondary Infection |
title_fullStr | Herpes Zoster: A Case Report of a Rare Ramification Leading to Secondary Infection |
title_full_unstemmed | Herpes Zoster: A Case Report of a Rare Ramification Leading to Secondary Infection |
title_short | Herpes Zoster: A Case Report of a Rare Ramification Leading to Secondary Infection |
title_sort | herpes zoster: a case report of a rare ramification leading to secondary infection |
topic | Radiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10131255/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37123734 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36732 |
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