Open AccessHorner's syndrome with an ipsilateral X nerve palsy following presumed shingles
Author(s) -
Saam Sedehizadeh,
John T. Bowen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.11.2009.2440
Subject(s) - medicine , paresis , shingles , palsy , horner syndrome , surgery , neuralgia , pediatrics , dermatology , anesthesia , pathology , neuropathic pain , virus , virology , alternative medicine
Herpes zoster is a common clinical problem but its complications, apart from post-herpetic neuralgia, are comparatively rare. We describe a case of Horner's syndrome and ipsilateral vagal paresis following likely herpes zoster of the third and fourth cervical roots. This unusual combination has not, to our knowledge, been previously described.