A Case of Motor Paralysis of the Limb caused by Herpes Zoster.
10.5021/ad.2001.13.4.243
- Author:
Jin Seok YANG
;
Hang Wook CHANG
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Baik Kee CHO
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Herpes zoster;
Motor paralysis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Arm;
Extremities*;
Herpes Zoster*;
Humans;
Male;
Neural Conduction;
Neuralgia;
Paralysis*
- From:Annals of Dermatology
2001;13(4):243-246
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Segmentally distributed cutaneous eruptions and neuralgia are common manifestations of herpes zoster. However, motor loss is another aspect of this manifestation, which is less well known and considered a rare finding. In many cases the loss of motor function may be easily overlooked because the pain is the more prominent feature and the weakness probably goes unrecognized with only a mild impairment of the motor function. We experienced a 71-year-old male patient with a herpes zoster-related motor paralysis of right arm whose clinical features of a weak limb mimicked other spinal motor diseases and confirmed motor involvement using electromyographic (EMG) and motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) studies.
