title: Third Cranial Nerve Palsy in the Setting of Chikungunya Virus Infection.
abstract: We report the case of a 62-year-old patient who developed an acute painless isolated left third cranial nerve palsy sparing the pupil in the setting of an acute chikungunya infection. The patient had no significant medical history. Specifically, he had no vascular risk factors. Ocular involvement in chikungunya fever is uncommon. The potential virus- and infection-related mechanisms of this third cranial nerve palsy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Martinique University Hospital, Martinique, France (French West Indies).
authors.forename: Réda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benzekri
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Martinique University Hospital, Martinique, France (French West Indies). rabih.hage@chu-fortdefrance.fr.
authors.forename: Rabih
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hage
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Martinique University Hospital, Martinique, France (French West Indies).
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merle
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017691:Caribbean Region; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009802:Oculomotor Nerve / Q000187:drug effects / Q000821:virology*; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D001241:Aspirin