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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2159-2161
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Acute Postoperative Shingles After Thoracic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis

Malek G. Massad, MD*,a, Rafael A. Navarro, MDa, Helene Rubeiz, MDa, Jacques Kpodonu, MDa, Janet Karol, MSNa, Mathew Blacha, MDa, Alexander Evans, MDa

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Accepted for publication July 21, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Massad, University of Illinois at Chicago, 840 S. Wood St, MC 958, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
mmassad{at}uic.edu

Shingles secondary to reactivation of a previous varicella-zoster virus infection has been reported to develop within surgical wounds and after trauma. We report the case of a 17-year-old girl with history of chicken pox in childhood who had acute postoperative shingles develop along the T3-T4 dermatomes after thoracic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis. The possible causes and precipitating factors are discussed.




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