Meningoencephalitis-complicating herpes zoster ophthalmicus infection.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/jhm.460.
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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. 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. Here we report a case of herpes zoster meningoencephalitis in a patient with herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
Medical subject headings
- Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
- Meningoencephalitis