Open AccessPostherpetic pseudohernia: A rare complication of herpes zoster
Author(s) -
RodriguezBolanos Fabian,
Doiron Philip Rodney
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jeadv clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2768-6566
DOI - 10.1002/jvc2.23
Subject(s) - complication , medicine , varicella zoster virus , paralysis , postherpetic neuralgia , herpes virus , surgery , virology , dermatology , virus , pathology , alternative medicine
Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by the reactivation of the varicella‐zoster virus (VZV), which has the ability to remain latent in neural tissue. We report a case of a rare complication, abdominal pseudohernia, developed in a 63‐year‐old woman, caused by the partial protrusion of the abdominal wall due to paralysis of the muscles.