Herpes zoster of posterior division of mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve.
BMJ Case Rep
; 17(4)2024 Apr 19.
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| ID: mdl-38642932
ABSTRACT
Herpes zoster is a disease caused by the reactivation of dormant varicella zoster virus present in the sensory root ganglion. It presents with a vesicular rash on an erythematous base similar to that seen in classical varicella, however, with only a single dermatomal distribution. The rash is usually seen throughout the affected dermatome as the dorsal root ganglia for each dermatome are clustered together. We present a case of an otherwise healthy male who developed a vesicular rash confined to the distribution of the posterior division of the mandibular nerve. Though the entire mandibular nerve arises from a single ganglion, the skin area supplied by the anterior division of the mandibular nerve was spared. This case provides evidence to show that there is anatomic segregation of cell bodies of nerves traversing anterior and posterior divisions of mandibular division in the trigeminal ganglion and that partial involvement of a sensory root ganglion is possible in immunocompetent patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Chickenpox
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Exanthema
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Herpes Zoster
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
BMJ Case Rep
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India
Country of publication:
Reino Unido