Breast implant extrusion related to Herpesviridae.

Introduction: We present a case of wound dehiscence in a patient with clinical features of herpes zoster.

Presentation Of Case: A 44 year old woman, with a history of recurrent herpes zoster infection, presented to the accident and emergency department with the extrusion of a left sided tear-drop shaped euro-silicone breast implant from an old surgical scar. A month prior to admission, this patient had developed unilateral crops of vesicles along the surgical scar which was apposing her left infra-mammary fold.