Diaphragmatic Paralysis Following Cervical Herpes Zoster.

Kim, So Young; Hwang, Ki Eun; Jung, Jong Hoon; Park, Jung Hyun; Kim, Hwi Jung; Kim, Hak Ryul; Yang, Sei Hoon; Park, Hyun Young; Jeong, Eun Taik

doi:2006.61.1.80

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 61(1); 2006 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2006;61(1):80-82.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2006.61.1.80 Published online July 1, 2006.

Diaphragmatic Paralysis Following Cervical Herpes Zoster.

So Young Kim, Ki Eun Hwang, Jong Hoon Jung, Jung Hyun Park, Hwi Jung Kim, Hak Ryul Kim, Sei Hoon Yang, Hyun Young Park, Eun Taik Jeong

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea. jetpul@wonkwang.ac.kr
²Department of Neurology, College of Medicine Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.

Abstract

Herpes zoster is well-known viral disease in immune compromised that produces inflammatory lesions in the posterior root ganglia and is characterized clinically by pain and skin eruptions along the distribution of the affected ganglia. However, motor involvement after a herpes zoster is an uncommon complication. We report a case of diaphragmatic paralysis that occurred after a herpes zoster in 63-year-old woman. The diaphragmatic paralysis occurred one month after the typical herpes zoster eruptions affecting the C3 and C4 dermatomes in the right neck, shoulder and back area.

Key Words: Herpes zoster, Diaphragmatic paralysis