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ArticleFrontiers in ophthalmology2025

From paroxysmal hemicrania to SUNCT: a unique presentation of herpetic zoster ophthalmicus: a case report.

Po-Yu Tsai, Hui-Chen Su, Yu-Ming Chang

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Article in Frontiers in ophthalmology, 2025. 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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Po-Yu TsaiDepartment of Neurology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Hui-Chen SuDepartment of Neurology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Yu-Ming ChangDepartment of Neurology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Background: Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are characterized by unilateral headache with cranial autonomic symptoms. Sudden subtype changes may suggest secondary causes. Case presentation: A 66-year-old woman presented with a rapid shift from paroxysmal hemicrania to SUNCT. Varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation was confirmed by CSF analysis and aqueous humor PCR. Ocular involvement included panuveitis and papillitis. Symptoms resolved after 14 days of intravenous acyclovir. Conclusion: Rapid TACs subtype transformation should prompt evaluation for secondary causes. Early diagnosis of VZV can lead to favorable outcomes.

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headacheherpetic zoster ophthalmicusTACstrigeminal autonomic cephalalgiasVZV infection

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