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Herpes simplex labialis and trigeminal neuropathy

Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory and Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

Three patients had a transient trigeminal sensory disturbance associated with an ipsilateral herpes simplex (HS) labialis lesion. These cases support the theory that isolated trigeminal sensory disturbance may be caused by intermittent reactivation of HS virus in the trigeminal ganglion.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Stasha Gominak, Temple University Hospital, Department of Neurology, 3401 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140.

Received March 13, 1989. Accepted for publication in final form June 22, 1989.

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