title: Perioptic neuritis related with varicella-zoster virus infection preceding sixth cranial nerve palsy and progressive outer retinal necrosis in a immunocompetent patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jeongryul
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: kparkoph@skku.edu.
authors.forename: Kyung-Ah
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sei Yeul
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyuyeon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ju-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Byoung Joon
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Immunocompetent patient; Perioptic neuritis; Sixth cranial nerve palsy progressive outer retinal necrosis; Varicella zoster virus