Introduction: Herpes zoster ophthalmicus occurs when there is a reactivation of herpes 3 lying latent in the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve. We report a case of an 86 year-old female patient with an orbital cellulitis with post-septal involvement admitted in our departement for topical and intravenous antibiotics. On the fourth day of admission vesicular lesions began to emerge in ...

Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headaches with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) syndrome is one of the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. Headache particularly occurs in the orbital-supraorbital region and lasts for approximately 49 s (1,2). The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a member of the herpes virus family, and it can remain latent in the trigeminal nerve ganglion and expa...

To cite: Teran CG, Medows M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009702 DESCRIPTION A previously healthy 6-year-old male child presented in the emergency department with a 4-day history of painless erythematous-papulomacular rash that started on the left side of the forehead. The lesions became blistered and confluent, spreading to the nasal bridge...

To cite: Szent-Ivanyi J, Hassan AS, Teimory M. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014204566 DESCRIPTION An 87-year-old immunocompetent man presented with left-sided herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). His symptoms began with facial dysaesthesia, before erupting into a vesicular rash affecting the left forehead, periorbital skin and nose. The tip of the...

Corresponding author: Hyung Tae Kim, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, P.O.Box 77, Jeonju 560-750, Korea. Tel: 82-63-230-1593, Fax: 82-63-230-8128, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), wh...