An unusual case of lower trunk brachial plexus zoster reactivation

Samantha J. Burch; Elizabeth Shepard; Angelo B. Lipira

doi:10.1080/23320885.2023.2242497

An unusual case of lower trunk brachial plexus zoster reactivation

Samantha J. Burch, Elizabeth Shepard, Angelo B. Lipira

Surgery

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Abstract

We discuss the case of a 42-year-old woman who presented with severe left cubital tunnel neuropathic pain and subsequently developed a vesicular rash spanning the C8-T1 dermatomal distribution. These symptoms resolved after initiation of acyclovir, highlighting VZV brachial plexopathy as a potentially treatable etiology of acute onset severe neuropathic pain.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	2242497
Journal	Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2023.2242497
State	Published - 2023

Keywords

Herpes zoster
lower trunk
zoster reactivation

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Surgery

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