J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 48(11); 2007 > Article
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2007;48(11):1573-1578.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2007.48.11.1573    Published online November 30, 2007.
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Complicated by Hyphema, Glaucoma and External Ophthalmoplegia.
Shin Hae Park, Wung Jae Kim, Suk Woo Yang, Man Soo Kim
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science Gangnam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. bsoum@pusan.ac.kr
전방출혈, 안압상승 및 외안근 마비가 동반된 안부대상포진 1예
박신혜,김웅재,양석우,김만수
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science Gangnam St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Correspondence:  Man Soo Kim, M.D.
Abstract
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.
Key Words: Herpes zoster ophthalmicus;Hyphema;Glaucoma;Ophthalmoplegia;Phthisis bulbi


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