Herpetic optic perineuritis presenting as classic abducens nerve palsy
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Muhammad Abbas Abid; Mustafa Mughal; Peter Capelli; Muhammad Bilal Abid
- Source
- Clinical Case Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 228-229 (2020)
- Subject
- abducens nerve palsy
diplopia
herpes zoster ophthalmicus
herpes zoster optic perineuritis
Medicine
Medicine (General)
R5-920
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-0904
Abstract Optic perineuritis is a rare manifestation of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). Relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) is an important early clue to an impending nerve involvement, and robust clinical examination allows early detection of such rare metachronous manifestation of cutaneous HZ and institution of timely management for such sight‐threatening conditions.