Forehead flap affected by a primary varicella-zoster infection in a pediatric patient. A case report

Exanthematous diseases are common in childhood, and varicella is one of the most frequent. We present the case of a 10-year-old girl with partial avulsion of the nasal tip reconstructed with an ipsilateral forehead flap. During her hospital stay, she developed a primary varicella-zoster virus infection, in which the skin lesions also appeared on the forehead flap. Due to its unusual nature, it is important to understand the evolution of a flap affected by systemic dermatosis.

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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
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2025-06-09
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https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313x251330714
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Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
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Forehead flap affected by a primary varicella-zoster infection in a pediatric patient. A case report

Roberto Martínez Mejorada, Yanko Castro‐Govea, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher, Cynthia Minerva González Cantú, Daniel Eduardo Saldívar Martinez, E. Villarreal, Melissa Fernanda Ochoa Cortez
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Exanthematous diseases are common in childhood, and varicella is one of the most frequent. We present the case of a 10-year-old girl with partial avulsion of the nasal tip reconstructed with an ipsilateral forehead flap. During her hospital stay, she developed a primary varicella-zoster virus infection, in which the skin lesions also appeared on the forehead flap. Due to its unusual nature, it is important to understand the evolution of a flap affected by systemic dermatosis.

SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsVol. 13
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (MX), Hospital Universitario Dr José Eleuterio Gonzalez (MX)
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