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Trigeminal neurotrophic ulceration–a report of four patients
Author(s) -
WALTON SHERNAZ,
KECZKES KALMAN
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1985.tb00610.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hull , dermatology , general surgery , engineering , marine engineering
Summary We describe four elderly patients who developed neurotrophic ulceration in the trigeminal area of the face. In three patients, ulceration followed alcohol injection of the Gasserian ganglion for the treatment of intractable trigeminal neuralgia. In the fourth patient, ulceration in anaesthetic skin followed destruction of the sensory root of the trigeminal nerve in an area of brain stem infarction caused by occlusion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery.