Volume 16, Number 3, September 2004
| | Alveolar Osteonecrosis of the Mandible after Varicella Zoster Infection of the Trigeminal Nerve |
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Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Koutarou Inagake, Shigeru Tatebayashi, Nobuhiro Yamakawa, Masahide Inoue, Junichirou Yasumoto, Atsuhisa Kajiwara, Masaki Fujimoto, Tadaaki Kirita
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan
Abstract
A 76-year-old man presenting with necrosis of a segment of mandibular alveolar bone and spontaneous exfoliation of the corresponding teeth 1 month after acute varicella zoster infection of the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve is reported. Local surgical therapy was successful. Awareness of this potential complication of varicella zoster of the trigeminal nerve is highlighted.
Key words: Mandible, Osteonecrosis, Tooth exfoliation, Varicella zoster
Asian J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2004;16:204-208.
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