Spontaneous tooth exfoliation after trigeminal herpes zoster: A case series of an uncommon complication

Abstract

The most significant and debilitating complication of herpes zoster (HZ) is herpetic neuralgia that accompanies and may persist in 10-15% of all zoster patients, particularly those over 60 years of age. The described 3 cases had an uncommon complication of spontaneous tooth exfoliation after trigeminal HZ that rarely finds mention in dermatology literature.

Keywords

• Post-herpetic complications
• post-herpetic neuralgia
• toothache
• varicella zoster virus infection