Herpes zoster of the trigeminal nerve third branch: A case report and review of the literature

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-66

  Tidwell, E ^a   Hutson, B ^a   Burkhart, N ^a   Gutmann, J L ^a   Ellis, C D ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Herpes zoster; Shingles; Trigeminal; Zoster sine herpete

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ACYCLOVIR; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TOOTHACHE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 0032610952     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.1999.00187.x     Document Type: Review

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