Herpes Zoster Infection Involving Mandibular Division of Trigeminal Nerve and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Rare Association

Herpes Zoster Infection Involving Mandibular Division of Trigeminal Nerve and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome with Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Rare Association

Herpes zoster is a unilateral painful vesicular cutaneous eruption caused by the reactivation of the Varicella zoster virus. It commonly affects the older people and immunocompromised individuals. The dermatomes from T3 to L3 are most frequently involved. Its three stages include prodromal stage,...

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Main Authors: Vijayan Ganesan, Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Suvrendu Sankar Kar, Cankatika Choudhury, Vivek Choudhary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
painful vesicles
post-herpetic neuralgia
vesicular cutaneous eruption
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7935/19862_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(VSUAK)_PFA(NC_AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf

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