Mandibular osteonecrosis following herpes zoster infection: Report of a rare case with a literature review

Any patient with a herpes zoster infection of the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve should benefit from early oral monitoring, especially in elderly population where traumatic dental prostheses are common, because osteonecrosis can occur. Herpes zoster infection is a rare and little‐known et...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2021-05, Vol.9 (5), p.e04196-n/a
Main Authors: Faure, Emilie, Engels‐Deutsch, Marc, Paraschiv, Elena‐Adinisia, Gérard, Eric, Curien, Rémi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial infections
Case Report
Case Reports
Diabetes
Hematology
herpes zoster
Infections
Ischemia
jaw osteonecrosis
Literature reviews
oral ulceration
Patients
Prostheses
Surgery
trigeminal nerve
zona
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Summary:Any patient with a herpes zoster infection of the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve should benefit from early oral monitoring, especially in elderly population where traumatic dental prostheses are common, because osteonecrosis can occur. Herpes zoster infection is a rare and little‐known etiology of osteonecrosis of the maxilla. Only a few cases have reported in the international literature. We present a rare case of right mandibular osteonecrosis following herpes zoster infection in the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.4196