VZ or not VZ = That is the Question

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Identifier walsh_2009_s1_c3
Title VZ or not VZ = That is the Question
Creator Katie Luneau; Nancy J. Newman; Beau B. Bruce; Valérie Biousse
Affiliation Emory University, Atlanta
Subject Exophthalmos; Blepharoptosis; Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus; Ophthalmoplegia; Vasculitis; Brain Infarction; Aphasia
History A 75-year old female with severe pain on the left side of the nose associated with headache. Intraocular inflammation, proptosis, ophthalmoplegia and ptosis OS noted.
Pathology Cerebral angiitis
Disease/Diagnosis V1 Zoster with ophthalmoplegia and central nervous system Varicella Zoster Virus vasculitis
Clinical VA: 20/20 OD, 20/200 OS
Presenting Symptom Left-sided nasal pain; Headache; Decreased vision OS
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Muscarinic antagonists; Antiviral agents
Date 2009-02
References 1. Gilden D. Varicella zoster virus and central nervous system syndromes. Herpes. 11(suppl2). 89A-94A. 2004. 2. Nagel MA, Forghani B, Mahalingam R, et al. The value of detecting anti-VZV IgG antibody in CSF to diagnose VZV vasculopathy. Neurology. 68. 1069-1073. 2007. 3. Steiner I, Kennedy PG, Pachner AR. The neurotropic herpes viruses: herpes simplex and varicella-zoster. Neurology. 6. 1015-1028. 2007.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 41st Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2009
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x3518t
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