Zoster and its lurking shadow

Handa, H; Dara, Balaji Gandhi Babu; Naidu, Giridhar S; Deshpande, Ashwini

doi:10.4103/0972-1363.195652

“…Herpes Zoster Infections (HZIs) are more common in people with reduced cell mediated immunity. This includes primarily the elderly people, patients undergoing cancer treatments, patients with chronic immuno-suppression, patients on prolonged drug therapies or, steroids and the ones with HIV and lymphoma etc (Greenberget al, 2003;Wareham et al, 2007;Handa et al, 2016). The infection commonly presents with prodrome of dermatomal pain that precedes the appearance of the characteristic unilateral eruptions characterized by the presence of crops of vesicles in the skin and mucosa which are unilaterally and linearly distributed alongside the distribution of the affected nerve (Schmader et al, 2011).…”

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Herpes Zoster Infections (HZIs): Case Series

Tayde¹,

Nayyar²,

Sreenivasan³

2017

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Herpes zoster infections (HZIs) or, shingles are painful eruptions, usually unilateral, caused by the re-activation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) showing dermatomal distribution. The most commonly affected dermatome is thoraco/lumbar dermatome followed by cervical and trigeminal. The incidence of herpes zoster infections (HZIs) or, shingles increases with age and with immuno-suppression. This case series brings forth cases with herpes zoster infections affecting the maxillary division of trigeminal nerve (V2) showing manifestations in the middle third of face and oral cavity in the affected patients and their successful management with appropriate therapeutic measures taken.

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Efficacy of topical Interferon Alfa- 2b used as an adjunct in the management of primary OSSN

Kaur

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Pandey²,

Shukla³

et al. 2021

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Herpes zoster represents a latent reactivation of the varicella zoster virus infection with a dermatomal pattern of eruption and complicated by post-herpetic neuralgia. Ramsay hunt syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster and it is not just a syndrome but it's rather an infectious disease. This syndrome is characterized by peripheral facial nerve palsy associated with an erythematous vesicular rash on the ear. It is characterized by unilateral pattern of facial involvement and presence of vesicles helps in early diagnosis and distinguish the syndrome with diseases mimicking other severe neurological diseases. This article reports a case of 56-year-old male patient who reported with a complaint of severe toothache, which serves as severe prodrome for reactivation of herpes zoster virus which later leads to Ramsay Hunt syndrome. This case report highlights about the management of herpes zoster and its complication and emphasizes on prevention of post herpetic neuralgia complication.

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Ramsay hunt syndrome- expect the unexpected: A case report

Saxena

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,

Reddy²,

Handa³

et al. 2021

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Herpes zoster represents a latent reactivation of the varicella zoster virus infection with a dermatomal pattern of eruption and complicated by post-herpetic neuralgia. Ramsay hunt syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster and it is not just a syndrome but it's rather an infectious disease. This syndrome is characterized by peripheral facial nerve palsy associated with an erythematous vesicular rash on the ear. It is characterized by unilateral pattern of facial involvement and presence of vesicles helps in early diagnosis and distinguish the syndrome with diseases mimicking other severe neurological diseases. This article reports a case of 56-year-old male patient who reported with a complaint of severe toothache, which serves as severe prodrome for reactivation of herpes zoster virus which later leads to Ramsay Hunt syndrome. This case report highlights about the management of herpes zoster and its complication and emphasizes on prevention of post herpetic neuralgia complication.

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Zoster and its lurking shadow

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Herpes Zoster Infections (HZIs): Case Series

Herpes Zoster Infections (HZIs): Case Series

Efficacy of topical Interferon Alfa- 2b used as an adjunct in the management of primary OSSN

Ramsay hunt syndrome- expect the unexpected: A case report

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