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Abdominal-wall pseudohernia secondary to herpes zoster

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We present a case of a 78-year-old woman with abdominal-wall muscle paralysis following cutaneous herpes zoster in the T12-L1 dermatomes. An EMG confirmed paralysis, and a CT scan ruled out fascial defect. The paralysis had completely resolved 1 year later. A review of the literature regarding these unusual sequelae of herpes zoster is presented.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, One Atwell Road, 13326, Cooperstown, NY, USA

    R. Zuckerman & T. Siegel

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Zuckerman, R., Siegel, T. Abdominal-wall pseudohernia secondary to herpes zoster. Hernia 5, 99–100 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100290100005

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