Trigeminal Herpes Zoster Causing Mandibular Osteonecrosis and Spontaneous Tooth Exfoliation
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 79 (8) , 1026-1028
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198608000-00028
Abstract
We have described a 60-year-old woman with polymyalgia rheumatica treated initially with prednisone but ultimately with azathioprine and cyclophosphamide. Herpes zoster infection along the mandibular division of the right trigeminal nerve ensued with spontaneous exfoliation of two teeth. She subsequently died. Medical practitioners need to be made aware of this rare complication of a common disease.Keywords
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