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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2023

Successful Treatment of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Complicated by Intense Orbital Inflammation Using Laser Irradiation over the Stellate Ganglion.

Yoshifumi Ashikawa, Fumiko Kusunoki Nakamoto, Tatsuya Sato, Junko Katsumata, Taro Bannai, Tomonari Seki, Masako Takeda, Yasushi Shiio

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yoshifumi AshikawaDepartment of Neurology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
Fumiko Kusunoki NakamotoDepartment of Neurology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
Tatsuya SatoDepartment of Neurology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
Junko KatsumataDepartment of Neurology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
Taro BannaiDepartment of Neurology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
Tomonari SekiDepartment of Neurology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
Masako TakedaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
Yasushi ShiioDepartment of Neurology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Japan.
Tokyo Teishin Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 56-year-old man presented with right-sided headache and ptosis accompanied by a facial skin rash. He was diagnosed with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). Despite acyclovir and steroid therapy, the ocular symptoms worsened. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed severe orbital inflammation and abnormal lesions in the right trigeminal nucleus and tract. The effects of re-administration of intravenous acyclovir and steroid pulse therapy were limited. Laser irradiation of the stellate ganglion (SGL) and high-dose oral prednisolone therapy were effective. Our experience suggests the efficacy of early multimodal treatment, including SGL, in treating ocular symptoms associated with HZO.

Indexed as

Herpes Zoster OphthalmicusAcyclovirAntiviral AgentsHumansInflammationLasersMaleMiddle AgedPrednisoloneStellate GanglionAcyclovirAntiviral AgentsPrednisoloneherpes zoster ophthalmicusocular symptomsspinal trigeminal nucleus and tractstellate ganglion blockstellate ganglion laser

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PMID35831112
PMCPMC10017239
OpenAlexW4285411103

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