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Stellate ganglion block using procaine in the treatment of herpes zoster ophthalmicus with keratitis after root canal treatment and post-herpetic pruritus in the third trimester of pregnancy and early lactation: a case report and review of the literature.

Frontiers in medicine · 2026

<h4>Introduction</h4>Herpes zoster results from the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, which rarely occurs during pregnancy. This condition increases maternal morbidity, and the main complications are herpes zoster ophthalmicus and post-herpetic neuralgia. This report presents the first known case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus with keratitis after a root canal procedure and post-herpetic… Read on PubMed →