Necrodestructive herpes zoster

Necrodestructive herpes zoster

Herpes Zoster (HZ) is a self-limiting viral infection of skin and mucosa caused by Varicella zoster virus. Cutaneous lesions of HZ usually heal without any scarring and hyper/hypopigmentation. Though, post-inflammatory depigmentation and deep scarring can occur in immunocompromised or HIV positive i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sanjeev Gupta, Sunita Gupta, Kamal Aggarwal, Vijay Kumar Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
Elderly
herpes zoster
immunocompetent
necrodestructive
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2012;volume=57;issue=2;spage=136;epage=137;aulast=Gupta
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Summary:Herpes Zoster (HZ) is a self-limiting viral infection of skin and mucosa caused by Varicella zoster virus. Cutaneous lesions of HZ usually heal without any scarring and hyper/hypopigmentation. Though, post-inflammatory depigmentation and deep scarring can occur in immunocompromised or HIV positive individuals. The present report is of a elderly immunocompetent female who had HZ involving the ophthalmic division (including nasociliary branch) of trigeminal nerve. The lesions over nose caused mutilating scarring resulting in complete obstruction of the right anterior nare.
ISSN:0019-5154
1998-3611

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