A Rare Occurrence of Claw Hand and Wrist Drop Deformity in Herpes Zoster

Skinmed. 2023 Dec 5;21(6):441-443. eCollection 2023.ABSTRACTOur patient, a 37-year-old nondiabetic woman, presented with severe pain, blistering eruptions, and weakness in the right arm. About a month prior to reporting, had felt mild pain over the length of the arm followed by erythematous after 4-5 days in the same distribution. The dermatitis increased over next 10-15 days along with the onset of weakness. In anamnesis, she recalled that she also had intraoral lesions.PMID:38051247

Source: Skinmed - December 5, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ghazal Ahmed Namrata Chhabra Anju C George Ritul Choudhary Source Type: research