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Complete ophthalmoplegia after herpes zoster
Author(s) -
Im M.,
Kim B. J.,
Seo Y. J.,
Park J. K.,
Lee J. H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02296.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ptosis , external ophthalmoplegia , paralysis , aciclovir , prednisolone , herpes zoster ophthalmicus , surgery , extraocular muscles , diplopia , herpesviridae , viral disease , virology , virus , biochemistry , chemistry , mitochondrial dna , gene
Summary Motor loss caused by herpes zoster is infrequent, and only a few studies have focused on ocular motor paralysis in ophthalmic herpes zoster. We report a case of complete ophthalmoplegia resulting from ophthalmic herpes zoster. A 69‐year‐old man presented with complete left‐side ptosis with total ophthalmoplegia 7 days after the onset of left ophthalmic herpes zoster. The patient was treated with aciclovir and prednisolone. Five months later, the ptosis had resolved and the extraocular motility had almost returned to normal.