Varicella zoster virus remains dormant in the dorsal root ganglia after childhood exposure to chickenpox. Its reactivation results in herpes zoster, otherwise known as shingles, which is a painful vesicular rash in a dermatomal distribution. We present a case of foraminal disk extrusion that resulted in radicular pain in a dermatomal distribution. The resultant inflammatory response around the dorsal root ganglion triggered an episode of shingles, which elegantly highlights the pathophysiology of this condition at a gross anatomic level.
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【저자키워드】 Reactivation, herpes zoster, neuralgia, Disk prolapse, Preherpetic,
【저자키워드】 Reactivation, herpes zoster, neuralgia, Disk prolapse, Preherpetic,