Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 120, Issue 6, 679-681
Copyright © 1990 by American Dental Association
Diagnosis and treatment of orofacial herpes zoster: report of cases
CD McKenzie
and
JP Gobetti
Oral Medicine/Diagnosis Clinic, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor 48109-1078.
Herpes zoster is considered a disease of elderly or immunocompromised patients. These cases are unusual since clinical signs of the disease occurred in two healthy, young adults. Various diagnostic and treatment considerations for herpes zoster infections are presented.