Isolated Abducens Nerve Palsy Secondary To Varicella Zoster In A Patient With HIV

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Walker, MD, John A.¹  Lunenfeld, MD, Ellen B.¹ 

[1] Thomas Jefferson University HospitalThomas Jefferson University HospitalThomas Jefferson University Hospital

关键词: Isolated Abducens Nerve Palsy Secondary;    Varicella Zoster;    Patient With HIV;    thomas jefferson university hospital;    internal medicine;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Thomas Jefferson University

【 摘 要 】

17Varicella Zoster, the recrudescence of the dormantvaricella virus, occurs more often in older patients andin those who are immunocompromised. Herpes Zosterophthalmicus (HZO) is the second most commonmanifestation of the disease, second only to thoracic andlumbar zoster.1 HZO is estimated to account for 10% to25% of cases.2,3 HZO can lead to a number of ocularcomplications, including proptosis, disciform keratitis,internal ophthalmoplegia, bilateral retinal detachments,Argyll-Robertson pupil, and progressive outer retinalneuropathy (PORN).

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