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A Case of Herpes Zoster Involving a Skin Graft

A Case of Herpes Zoster Involving a Skin Graft Abstract To the Editor.— A careful search of the literature indicates that this appears to be the second reported case of herpes zoster involving a skin graft.1 Report of a Case.— In May 1982, a 66-year-old woman came to the emergency department of Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, with complaints of a painful, pruritic eruption on the left side of the forehead for the preceding 10 to 14 days. The lesions were accompanied by tearing and redness of the left eye, without ocular pain or visual disturbance.Two years earlier, in Cuba, the patient had undergone excision of virtually the entire skin of the forehead with replacement by a free skin graft (split thickness) taken from the lower abdomen. This procedure was ostensibly carried out as definitive treatment for recurrent precancerous lesions, presumably actinic keratoses. The patient reported that the graft has healed quickly, with gradual restoration of sensation.An examination References 1. Kikuchi I, Isa F: Herpes zoster involving a skin graft . Br J Plast Surg 1976;29:245-246.Crossref 2. Muller SA, Winkelmann RK: Cutaneous nerve changes in zoster . J Invest Dermatol 1969;52:71-77. 3. Waris T, Rechardt L, Kyosola K: Reinnervation of human skin grafts: A histochemical study . Plast Reconstr Surg 1983;72:439-445.Crossref 4. Smahel J: The healing of skin grafts . Clin Plast Surg 1977;4:409-421. 5. Kredel FE, Evans JP: Recovery of sensation of denervated pedicle and free skin grafts . Arch Neurol 1933;29:1203-1221.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

A Case of Herpes Zoster Involving a Skin Graft

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0003-987X
eISSN
1538-3652
DOI
10.1001/archderm.1985.01660050036006
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Abstract

Abstract To the Editor.— A careful search of the literature indicates that this appears to be the second reported case of herpes zoster involving a skin graft.1 Report of a Case.— In May 1982, a 66-year-old woman came to the emergency department of Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, with complaints of a painful, pruritic eruption on the left side of the forehead for the preceding 10 to 14 days. The lesions were accompanied by tearing and redness of the left eye, without ocular pain or visual disturbance.Two years earlier, in Cuba, the patient had undergone excision of virtually the entire skin of the forehead with replacement by a free skin graft (split thickness) taken from the lower abdomen. This procedure was ostensibly carried out as definitive treatment for recurrent precancerous lesions, presumably actinic keratoses. The patient reported that the graft has healed quickly, with gradual restoration of sensation.An examination References 1. Kikuchi I, Isa F: Herpes zoster involving a skin graft . Br J Plast Surg 1976;29:245-246.Crossref 2. Muller SA, Winkelmann RK: Cutaneous nerve changes in zoster . J Invest Dermatol 1969;52:71-77. 3. Waris T, Rechardt L, Kyosola K: Reinnervation of human skin grafts: A histochemical study . Plast Reconstr Surg 1983;72:439-445.Crossref 4. Smahel J: The healing of skin grafts . Clin Plast Surg 1977;4:409-421. 5. Kredel FE, Evans JP: Recovery of sensation of denervated pedicle and free skin grafts . Arch Neurol 1933;29:1203-1221.Crossref

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Archives of DermatologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: May 1, 1985

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