Open AccessAn Acute Case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with Ophthalmoplegia
Author(s) -
Wasim Hakim,
Rosalie Sherman,
Tamer Rezk,
Kanwar Pannu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in ophthalmological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6722
pISSN - 2090-6730
DOI - 10.1155/2012/953910
Subject(s) - herpes zoster ophthalmicus , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , dermatology , ophthalmology , surgery
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) with oculomotor nerve involvement is rare, even rarer as an acute presentation rather than sequelae of HZO. In this paper we present a case of cutaneous HZO in which our patient's initial presentation was one of complete ophthalmoplegia.
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