Facial Herpes Zóster – Case Report

Authors

  • Luciano Barreto Silva Associação Brasileira de Odontologia
  • Marcos José Araújo de Castro
  • Carlos Eduardo Coutinho Ribeiro
  • Ana Paula Veras Sobral
  • Gleicy Fatima Medeiros de Souza
  • Marcia Maria Fonseca da Silveira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.37997

Keywords:

Herpes zoster, Infection, Varicela

Abstract

This article describes a case of facial zoster which affected a sixteen-year-old male patient. His ulcerations involved the majority of the right hemiface not surpassing the facial midline. The observation of follow- up of the patient during and after treatment was accomplished and the case was followed up from the appearance of the lesions up the final healing process, where the patient had returned to his normal life condition. Herpes zoster infection seems to be an outcome of a weakened immunologic system and patients must be monitored in order to detect possible sequels or undetected non-diagnosed diseases.

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Author Biography

Luciano Barreto Silva, Associação Brasileira de Odontologia

Mestre em Endododontia; Professor da Associação Brasileira de Odontologia - ABO- Pernambuco.

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Published

2012-05-28

How to Cite

Silva, L. B., de Castro, M. J. A., Ribeiro, C. E. C., Sobral, A. P. V., de Souza, G. F. M., & da Silveira, M. M. F. (2012). Facial Herpes Zóster – Case Report. Revista Da Faculdade De Odontologia De Porto Alegre, 53(2), 37–39. https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.37997

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Case reports

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