Necrosis of nose skin after varicella zoster infection: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.bjps.2009.08.006.
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Abstract
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is the causal agent of varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles). Primary VZV infection is a common childhood disease, but elderly patients and those having a compromised immune system are also at risk. We present the case of progressive necrosis of the nose skin in a patient with a compromised immune system and a generalised VZV infection. During the course of his hospital stay and follow-up, the lesion gradually improved with conservative treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Debridement
- Herpes Zoster
- Nose
- Rhinoplasty