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http://dx.doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2019.15.2.262 | DOI Listing |
Cureus
June 2024
Department of General Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IND.
The herpes zoster (HZ) virus first manifests as varicella, or chickenpox, in children and remains dormant in the dorsal root ganglia of the nerves. The vesicular eruptions that might be painful develop along a dermatome when the virus is reactivated. While postherpetic neuralgia is a well-known side effect of herpes simplex, there are well-reported motor consequences as well.
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July 2024
Department of General Medicine, Ageo Central General Hospital, Japan.
N Engl J Med
June 2024
Dr. Balmis General University Hospital-ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain
J Nephrol
September 2024
Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Patients affected by chronic kidney disease, especially those requiring maintenance dialysis therapy, are particularly susceptible to infections, including reactivation of herpes zoster and are also at increased risk of herpes zoster complications. Postherpetic abdominal pseudohernia is a rare sequela of the infection, caused by motor neuropathy with muscle paresis, that manifests as an abdominal protrusion. In patients receiving peritoneal dialysis who may often present slight abdominal distension, the diagnosis of this complication may be challenging.
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April 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Higashi Osaka Hospital, 1-7-22, Chuo, Jyoto-Ku, Osaka, 536-0005, Japan.
Background: Herpes zoster is a common disease that can affect men and women at any age. Sensory neuropathy is the most common complication while motor neuropathy of the abdominal muscles is rare complication appearing in ~ 0.7% of patients.
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