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Oct 20, 2005

A case of adult chickenpox with the first symptom in the oral cavity

Journal of Oral Surgery Society of Japan
  • INADA Yoshiki
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  • IIDA Seiji
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  • HARADA Takeshi
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  • YAMANISHI Tadashi
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  • KITAGAWA Taiji
  • ,
  • KOGO Mikihiko

Volume
51
Number
10
First page
505
Last page
508
Language
Japanese
Publishing type
DOI
10.5794/jjoms.51.505
Publisher
Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Chickenpox is a common infection due to varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which generally occurs in childhood. However, the incidence of chickenpox in adults is increasing because of changes in the social environment. In this paper, we report a case of adult chickenpox with the first symptom in the oral cavity. A 32-year-old Japanese woman presented with palatal ulcerative lesions and many bullae on her skin. The first symptom was continuous spontaneous pain at the left upper molar, present for 15 days before her first visit. Intravenous and oral acyclovir was given for a clinical diagnosis of VZV infection. Although the serum antibody examination showed no evidence of VZV infection, the symptoms led to a diagnose of adult chickenpox.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.5794/jjoms.51.505
CiNii Articles
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/10018954463
CiNii Books
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/AN00189163
URL
http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/7708824
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https://jlc.jst.go.jp/DN/JALC/00376931236?from=CiNii
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http://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2006041144
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  • DOI : 10.5794/jjoms.51.505
  • ISSN : 0021-5163
  • CiNii Articles ID : 10018954463
  • CiNii Books ID : AN00189163

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