Isolated left oculomotor nerve palsy following measles.
A 10-month-old boy was admitted with ptosis on the left eyelid, which rapidly occurred following a disease with rash about 20 days before admission to our hospital. By history, none of the vaccinations had been performed. On physical examination, his vital signs were stable, and he had marasmus. Isolated left oculomotor nerve palsy was diagnosed. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging was normal. Serum IgM antibody to measles virus was positive. Oculomotor nerve palsy markedly improved on the 15th day of follow-up, and complete improvement was noted on the second month of follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first case of oculomotor nerve palsy following measles.
Caksen
Hüseyin
H
Department of Pediatrics, Yüzüncü Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey. huseyincaksen@hotmail.com
Acar
Nuri
N
Odabaş
Dursun
D
Cakin
Caner
C
Tuncer
Oğuz
O
Ataş
Bülent
B
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications*; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000821:virology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M