Infection may play an important role in the pathogenesis of alveolar osteonecrosis following facial herpes zoster: a case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Kaikai Huang (Author), Youyuan Wang (Author), Yuhua Huang (Author), Shanshan Han (Author), Yu Yang (Author), Pinghua Qu (Author), Baoying Liang (Author), Qingyu Zhen (Author), Wenting Chen (Author), Ying Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Herpes zoster (HZ) is one of the most common skin diseases caused by viruses. Facial HZ develops when the varicella-zoster virus affects the trigeminal nerve, and alveolar osteonecrosis is a rare complication. However, the exact pathogenesis of postherpetic alveolar osteonecrosis...