带状疱疹是由水痘-带状疱疹病毒感染引起的一种沿神经分布的呈群集疱疹和以神经痛为特征的病毒性皮肤病。当其发生在颌面部尤其在其潜伏期时,患者往往多以患侧牙齿疼痛为主诉前往口腔科诊治。现将一例左侧上颌面部带状疱疹潜伏期病例误诊为牙髓炎病例报告如下。 Shingles are a group of neurodegenerative herpes zoster and viral dermatitis characterized by neuralgia caused by a varicella-zoster virus infection. When it occurs in the maxillofacial region, especially in its latent period, patients tend to mostly suffer from pain in the affected side of the tooth to the dental department. Now a case of left maxillofacial herpes zoster latency misdiagnosed as pulpitis cases are as follows.