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ArticleAnnals of maxillofacial surgery

Post-Anaesthetic Herpetic Lesion following Extraction - A Case Report.

Nathiya Balasubramaniyan, S Sakthi, M James Antony Bhagat, D Durairaj, Suresh Kumar Ganesan

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Article in Annals of maxillofacial surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Nathiya BalasubramaniyanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
S SakthiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
M James Antony BhagatDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
D DurairajDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Suresh Kumar GanesanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Venkateshwaraa Dental College and Hospital, Puducherry, India.

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Abstract

Rationale: In Indian subcontinent, every adult may have suffered from chicken pox during their early childhood and harbour the virus, which eventually becomes inactive over years. These latent organisms can undergo sudden activation when triggered by injection of local anaesthesia in the oral cavity. Probably, some symptoms develop along the distribution of the nerve. Patient Concerns: Here, we present a case report of a 55-year-old male patient who reported to us with post-anaesthetic herpetic lesion involving the face unilaterally and also a lesion present in the intraoral cavity not crossing the midline. Diagnosis: The patient was diagnosed as post-anaesthetic herpetic lesion. Treatment: Symptomatic medical management was given. Outcomes: On two month follow-up, the lesion was completely resolved and replaced by healthy tissue. Take-Away Lesson: Medical history should also include a question about past experience with chicken pox before proceeding with extraction.

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Herpes zosterlocal anaesthetic complicationpost-herpetic lesiontrigeminal nerve involvement

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PMCPMC10499280

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