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

Abstract

Our 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.