Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus With Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy:  A Case Report

Kemal Balcı; Ufuk Utku; Bahar Özbek

Kemal Balcı, Ufuk Utku, Bahar Özbek

Department Of Neurology, Trakya University, Faculty Of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey

Keywords: herpes zoster ophthalmicus, sixth cranial nerve palsy, eruption

Abstract

Scientific BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster ophthalmicus represents aproximately 25% of all zoster infections. However extraocular gaze palsy in association with herpes zoster infection is extremely rare. OBJECTIVE: We presented here a patient who had herpes zoster ophthalmicus with sixth cranial nerve palsy.

CASE: The sixty year old patient had suffered from left retroorbital pain, conjunctival congestion and rashes on the left forehead and the nose and developed ipsilateral sixth cranial nerve palsy. RESULT: Herpes zoster virus infection should be taken into consideration in patients with extraocular paralysis and early treatment may prevent such complications.