title: Complete ophthalmoplegia after herpes zoster.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D000212:Acyclovir