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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2025

Delayed Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome Arising More than One Month after Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus and Meningitis.

Sunao Takahashi, Kotaro Okabayashi, Itsuki Soejima, Ayako Oniki, Shoichiro Ishihara, Hiroyuki Tomimitsu

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Sunao TakahashiDepartment of Neurology, JA Toride Medical Center, Japan.
Kotaro OkabayashiDepartment of Neurology, JA Toride Medical Center, Japan.
Itsuki SoejimaDepartment of Neurology, JA Toride Medical Center, Japan.
Ayako OnikiDepartment of Neurology, JA Toride Medical Center, Japan.
Shoichiro IshiharaDepartment of Neurology, JA Toride Medical Center, Japan.
Hiroyuki TomimitsuDepartment of Neurology, JA Toride Medical Center, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 79-year-old woman developed herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) with a vesicular rash on the nasal root, which developed soon after intravenous acyclovir therapy. Although varicella zoster virus DNA was undetectable in the cerebrospinal fluid, she presented with ophthalmoplegia without optic nerve dysfunction 32 days after the onset of HZO. We diagnosed the patient with superior orbital fissure syndrome and administered intravenous immunoglobulin and systemic corticosteroids. Ophthalmoplegia did not immediately respond to these therapies but resolved 4 months later. We should be aware that ophthalmoplegia can occur, even after HZO and meningitis are completely treated.

Indexed as

Herpes Zoster OphthalmicusMeningitis, ViralOphthalmoplegiaOrbital DiseasesAcyclovirAgedAntiviral AgentsFemaleHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousSyndromeTime FactorsAcyclovirAntiviral AgentsImmunoglobulins, Intravenousherpes zoster ophthalmicusmeningitismultiple cranial neuropathiessuperior orbital fissure syndromevaricella zoster virus

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PMID38839332
PMCPMC11802228

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