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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
4
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-3-28
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is a disease in which the varicella-zoster virus replicates and produces inflammation in the skin of the face supplied by the sensory branches of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. It can also cause a conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis, extraocular muscle paralysis, and acute retinal necrosis. We found only a single report of this disease as a cause of Horner syndrome. Here we report a case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus that progressed to a sixth nerve palsy and, subsequently, a Horner syndrome. We discuss how the anatomic relationship of the fifth, sixth, and sympathetic nerves in the cavernous sinus provides a route whereby the varicella-zoster virus may produce a Horner syndrome. To our knowledge this is the first fully documented case of Horner syndrome caused by herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Dec
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| pubmed:issn |
0272-846X
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
13
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
250-3
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1993
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Herpes zoster ophthalmicus as a cause of Horner syndrome.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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