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ArticleCureus2022

Management of Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis Following Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus.

Yusuf Mehkri, Jeff A Valisno, Lorena Figueredo Rivas, Jairo Hernandez, Varun Jain, Aisha Elfasi, Justin De Prey, Calvin Hu, Bedirhan Tarhan, Ibrahim S Tuna and 1 more

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yusuf MehkriDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Jeff A ValisnoDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Lorena Figueredo RivasDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Jairo HernandezDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Varun JainDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Aisha ElfasiDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Justin De PreyDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Calvin HuDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Bedirhan TarhanDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Ibrahim S TunaDepartment of Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Hans H ShuhaiberDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
University of Florida · USFlorida College · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes zoster opthalmicus (HZO) is the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) within the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal ganglion (V1). Common complications are postherpetic neuralgia and vasculopathy. Here, we report a rare case of a 47-year-old female presenting with HZO and aseptic cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST). Early screening for rare and deadly complications such as CST using CT cerebral venography (CTV) and magnetic resonance venography (MRV), as was done, is crucial to detection at earlier stages when intervention is most effective. Anticoagulation therapy was promptly started, and the patient's symptoms continued to improve during the hospital stay.

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aseptic cavernous sinus thrombosisherpes simplexherpes simplex ophthalmicusherpes zoster meningitisvaricella-zoster virus

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PMID35155004
PMCPMC8824491
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