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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2017; 44(01): 72-75
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2017.44.1.72
Case Report

Herpes Zoster Lesions on Reconstructed Breast Skin: Rare Objective Proof of Reinervation

Laurenz Weitgasser 
Department of Hand-, Breast-, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
,
Stephan Wolfgang Valina
Department of Hand-, Breast-, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
,
Thomas Schoeller
Department of Hand-, Breast-, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
,
Gudrun Ehebruster
Department of Hand-, Breast-, and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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Blazed up Herpes zoster lesions have been described in very few patients after free and pedicled flap transfer for reconstructive purpose. Although sensory recovery after flap reconstructions has been studied extensively most studies addressed subjective perceptions of sensation. Objective investigations of spontaneous reinervation of free and pedicled flaps are rare. We would like to present a witnessed herpes zoster infection of a latissimus dorsi skin flap 2 years after breast reconstruction.

Keywords

Herpes zoster - Latissimus dorsi - Breast reconstruction - Reinnervation

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Publication History

Received: 11 May 2016

Accepted: 23 August 2016

Article published online:
20 April 2022

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