Francis Massillamani, Subramanian Kailasam, Sankari S Leena, Potluri Venkata Lakshmi Aparna, Prabakaran Akila
Reader, Department of Oral Medicine, Ragas Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India .
Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine, Ragas Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India .
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Jan;11(1):ZD40-ZD42. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/22590.9237. Epub 2017 Jan 1.
Herpes Zoster (HZ) is an acute, self-limiting, neuro cutaneous viral infection caused by the reactivation of the Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) that remains latent in the dorsal root ganglion. About 50% of occurrence is seen in older age groups and immunocompromised patients. Less than 5% occur in children. HZ is characterized by the unilateral pain, burning and tingling sensation followed by the vesicular eruptions limited to the single dermatome that are innervated by the single cranial ganglion, sometimes it leads to Post Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN). We report a case of a HZ in a 22-year-old young female patient involving the right maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve along with PHN.
带状疱疹（HZ）是一种急性、自限性的神经皮肤病毒感染，由潜伏在背根神经节中的水痘-带状疱疹病毒（VZV）重新激活引起。约50%的病例发生在老年人群和免疫功能低下的患者中。儿童发病率低于5%。HZ的特征是单侧疼痛、烧灼感和刺痛感，随后是局限于由单个颅神经节支配的单个皮节的水疱疹，有时会导致带状疱疹后神经痛（PHN）。我们报告一例22岁年轻女性患者的HZ病例，累及三叉神经右上颌支并伴有PHN。
