Berlin AL, Muhn CY, Billick RC. Hiccups, eructation, and other uncommon prodromal manifestations of herpes zoster.
J Am Acad Dermatol 2003;
49:1121-4. [PMID:
14639397 DOI:
10.1016/s0190-9622(03)00451-1]
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Abstract
Although the most frequent presentation of herpes zoster involves sensory neurons, motor and autonomic symptomatology is also known to occur in this disease. An unusual symptom of hiccups is described here. Other infrequent manifestations of this common illness, including the Ramsay Hunt syndrome, herpes zoster ophthalmicus, urinary and fecal retention, sexual dysfunction, and zoster sine herpete, are reviewed. Greater awareness of unusual presentations of herpes zoster is necessary for proper diagnosis and timely management of complications that may otherwise lead to disability and serious long-term sequelae.
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