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KMID : 0362320080330050452
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Journal of Korean Academy of Operative Dentistry
2008 Volume.33 No. 5 p.452 ~ p.456
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Clinical Diagnosis of Herpes Zoster Presenting as Odontogenic Pain
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Yang Seong-Hak
Jung Dong-Ho
Lee Hae-Doo
Lee Yoon
Chang Hoon-Sang
Min Kyung-San
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Abstract
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Herpes zoster, an acute viral infection produced by the varicella zoster virus, may affect any of the trigeminal branches. This case report presents a patient with symptoms mimicking odontogenic pain. No obvious cause of the symptoms could be found based on clinical and radiographic examinations. After a dermatologist made a diagnosis of herpes zoster involving the third trigeminal branch, the patient was given antiviral therapy. Two months later the facial lesions and pain had almost disappeared, and residual pigmented scars were present. During the diagnostic process, clinicians should keep in mind the possibility that orofacial pain might be related to herpes zoster.
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KEYWORD
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Herpes zoster, Trigeminal nerve, Odontogenic pain
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