Ophthalmoplegia secondary to herpes zoster ophthalmicus
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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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.12.2009.2532