Images in clinical medicine. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus followed by contralateral hemiparesis.
Images in clinical medicine. Herpes zoster ophthalmicus followed by contralateral hemiparesis.
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临床医学中的图像。
DOI:
10.1056/nejmicm010341
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发表时间:
2002
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通讯作者:
Sheen,VolneyL
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作者:
Nogueira,RaulG;Sheen,VolneyL
Figure 1. A 71-year-old man with a history of multiple myeloma and subsequent autologous bone marrow transplantation was evaluated for a facial rash in the distribution of the ophthalmic branch of the right trigeminal nerve (Panel A). The findings were consistent with the presence of herpes zoster ophthalmicus, and he was treated with intravenous acyclovir, leading to nearly complete resolution of his skin lesions after three weeks. Two months later, skin lesions recurred in the same distribution, with progressive worsening of his mental status and the acute onset of left hemiparesis. Examination revealed partial palsy of the right third cranial . . .