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Meningoencephalitis-complicating herpes zoster ophthalmicus infection

✍ Scribed by Saranya Srinivasan; Grace Ahn; Andy Anderson

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
141 KB
Volume
4
Category
Article
ISSN
1553-5592

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus is a known complication of herpes zoster and the most common manifestation of cranial zoster, accounting for a significant number of zoster cases.1 An uncommon but serious complication of herpes zoster ophthalmicus is zoster meningoencephalitis. The exact incidence of herpes zoster meningoencephalitis is not known; in 1 series, 5.5% of patients who initially presented with ophthalmic zoster had neurological complications.2 Here we report a case of herpes zoster meningoencephalitis in a patient with herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2009;4:E19–E22. Β© 2009 Society of Hospital Medicine.

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