| Acute shingles after resection of thoracic schwannoma. | |
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PMID: 22740749 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Herpes zoster is relatively uncommon after surgery in immunocompetent patients. To our knowledge, there have been no reports of herpes zoster after the resection of a thoracic schwannoma. We report the case of a 48-year-old woman in whom acute shingles developed after the video-assisted thoracic surgical resection of a posterior mediastinal schwannoma adjacent to the 4th thoracic vertebral body. The patient recovered after receiving timely antiviral therapy.Rash and pain are common in patients who have wound infections and contact dermatitis after surgery, so the possible reactivation of varicella virus might not be prominent in the surgeon's mind. This case serves as a reminder that viral infections such as shingles should be considered in the differential diagnosis of postoperative erythema and pain. |
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Jason L Muesse; Shanda H Blackmon; Richard L Harris; Min P Kim |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital Volume: 39 ISSN: 1526-6702 ISO Abbreviation: Tex Heart Inst J Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2012-06-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214622 Medline TA: Tex Heart Inst J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 265-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Surgery (Drs. Blackmon, Kim, and Muesse), and Weill Cornell Medical College (Drs. Blackmon and Kim), The Methodist Hospital; and Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Disease (Dr. Harris), The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030. |
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