Ann Dermatol.
2001 Dec;13(4):243-246. 10.5021/ad.2001.13.4.243.
A Case of Motor Paralysis of the Limb caused by Herpes Zoster
- KMID: 2362371
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2001.13.4.243
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.
