An Acute Case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with Ophthalmoplegia
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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-dcb25a9f795443608968bae2dcd8fea42025-02-03T05:46:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302012-01-01201210.1155/2012/953910953910An Acute Case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with OphthalmoplegiaWasim Hakim0Rosalie Sherman1Tamer Rezk2Kanwar Pannu3The Postgraduate Education Centre, Basildon University Hospital, Essex SS16 5NL, UKThe Postgraduate Education Centre, Basildon University Hospital, Essex SS16 5NL, UKThe Postgraduate Education Centre, Basildon University Hospital, Essex SS16 5NL, UKDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London E2 9JX, UKHerpes 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/953910 |
| spellingShingle | Wasim Hakim Rosalie Sherman Tamer Rezk Kanwar Pannu An Acute Case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with Ophthalmoplegia Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | An Acute Case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with Ophthalmoplegia |
| title_full | An Acute Case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with Ophthalmoplegia |
| title_fullStr | An Acute Case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with Ophthalmoplegia |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Acute Case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with Ophthalmoplegia |
| title_short | An Acute Case of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus with Ophthalmoplegia |
| title_sort | acute case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus with ophthalmoplegia |
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