herpes zoster induced alveolar bone necrosis in immunocompromised patients; two case reports

Authors

mahdi gholami oral and maxillofacial disease research center, dental faculty, mashhad university of medical science, mashhad, iran.

reza shahakbari department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental faculty, mashhad university of medical science, mashhad, iran.

somayeh abdolahpour department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental faculty, mashhad university of medical science, mashhad, iran.

masoud hatami department of oral and maxillofacial medicine, dental faculty, mashhad university of medical science, mashhad, iran.

abstract

introduction: herpes zoster infection (hzi) is a viral disease with painful skin rashes and blisters in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a strip. osteonecrosis with spontaneous exfoliation of teeth in association with hzi of the mandibular nerve is a rare phenomenon. in this report, such an unusual complication of hzi is presented.   case report: the clinical course of a 53-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man with hzi associated with alveolar bone necrosis and tooth exfoliation were reviewed in order to develop a patient profile for this rare combination of physical findings.   conclusion: in immunocompromised patients, the clinicians should consider hzi as a possible cause of tooth mobility, exfoliation, and alveolar osteonecrosis, which needs early intervention to prevent secondary complications.

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iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology

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