Facial herpes zoster infection precipitated by surgical manipulation of the trigeminal nerve during exploration of the posterior fossa: a case report

INTRODUCTION: We present a case of herpes zoster infection (shingles) precipitated by surgical manipulation of the trigeminal nerve root during an attempted microvascular decompression procedure. The pathogenesis of this phenomenon, as well as the importance and role of prophylactic acyclovir in its...

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Autores principales: Mansour, Nassir, Kaliaperumal, Chandrasekaran, Choudhari, Kishor A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20338022
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-7813

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