Spontaneous Tooth Exfoliation after Trigeminal Herpes Zoster: A Case Series of an Uncommon Complication

The most significant and debilitating complication of herpes zoster (HZ) is herpetic neuralgia that accompanies and may persist in 10-15% of all zoster patients, particularly those over 60 years of age. The described 3 cases had an uncommon complication of spontaneous tooth exfoliation after trigemi...

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Autores principales: Mahajan, Vikram K, Ranjan, Nitin, Sharma, Sangeet, Sharma, Nand Lal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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E-Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3667323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23723511
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.110878
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Sumario:The most significant and debilitating complication of herpes zoster (HZ) is herpetic neuralgia that accompanies and may persist in 10-15% of all zoster patients, particularly those over 60 years of age. The described 3 cases had an uncommon complication of spontaneous tooth exfoliation after trigeminal HZ that rarely finds mention in dermatology literature.

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