Third nerve palsy as an isolated manifestation of herpes simplex virus type 2 meningitis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Author: Fatemeh Rezania ^{1
,

2} ; Nirosen Vijiaratnam M ³ ; Victor Chong ³
Author Information

1. Department of Neurology, Sunshine Hospital, St Albans, Melbourne
2. 2 Department of Medicine, Western Health, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
3. Department of Medicine, Western Health, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Herpes simplex virus type 2; oculomotor nerve; chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; meningitis
From:Neurology Asia 2019;24(2):167-169
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Isolated third nerve palsy as the sole manifestation of meningitis is rare. We describe a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who developed third nerve palsy due to HSV2 meningitis. HSV2 PCR was positive in CSF and the patient was partially recovered upon treatment with acyclovir
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