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KMID : 0360220070480111573
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Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2007 Volume.48 No. 11 p.1573 ~ p.1578
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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Complicated by Hyphema, Glaucoma and External Ophthalmoplegia
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Park Shin-Hae
Kim Wung-Jae
Yang Suk-Woo
Kim Man-Soo
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Abstract
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Purpose: To report a patient with herpes zoster ophthalmicus in whom hyphema, glaucoma and external ophthalmoplegia occurred.
Case summary: A 59-year-old male patient developed severe ocular pain and decreased visual acuity in his left eye 10 days ago. He had been diagnosed as herpes zoster ophthalmicus 14 days before and given antiviral agent. He could not percept light. His left eye showed hyphema, severe exudative iritis and elevated IOP. Lid drooping and complete external ophthalmoplegia were present in the left eye. Systemic corticosteroid with concomitant antiviral agents and antiglaucomatous agents was administered.
Results: Light perception did not recover and phthisis bulbi developed in his left eye at 2 months after the onset of the skin lesion. The patient showed gradual improvement in movement of the lid and external ocular muscle.
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KEYWORD
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Herpes zoster ophthalmicus, Hyphema, Glaucoma, Ophthalmoplegia, Phthisis bulbi
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