Herpes Zoster Development After Intraarticular Sodium Hyaluronate Injection

    January 2009 in “ Journal of musculoskeletal pain ”
    Semih Tatlıcan, Bilgen Oktay, Cemile Eren, Fatma Soliman Elsayed Ebeid
    TLDR A patient got Herpes zoster after a knee injection, possibly due to the injection's trauma, but more evidence is needed.
    The document discussed a case of herpes zoster development following an intraarticular sodium hyaluronate injection. The authors, MDs Oktay Bilgen, Eren Cemile, and Eskioglu Fatma from the Department of Dermatology at Diskapi Training and Research Hospital in Ankara, Turkey, reported this rare occurrence. The case highlighted the potential for herpes zoster to emerge as a complication after such injections, emphasizing the need for clinicians to be aware of this possibility when administering sodium hyaluronate intraarticularly.
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