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Article: Herpetic shoulder paresis in a Chinese elderly patient

TitleHerpetic shoulder paresis in a Chinese elderly patient
Authors
Tam, TCCChan, KYHo, SLLuk, JKHChu, LW
KeywordsAged
Herpes zoster
Paresis
Issue Date2005
PublisherHong Kong Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hkmj.org/resources/supp.html
Citation
Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2005, v. 11 n. 5, p. 399-402 How to Cite?
AbstractA patient with left shoulder girdle weakness secondary to herpetic myotomal paresis is reported. Needle electromyography revealed denervational discharge from the left supraspinatus, deltoid, and brachioradialis muscles, compatible with a radiculopathy that was relevant to his myotomes affected by zoster infection. The patient was managed with range-of-movement and strengthening exercises as well as pain relief for post-herpetic neuralgia. Further studies are required to determine whether antiviral treatment can limit the extent of motor deficit and hasten recovery. Zoster paresis should be one of the differential diagnoses of girdle muscle weakness.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/45022
ISSN
1024-2708
2023 Impact Factor: 3.1
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.261
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dc.contributor.authorHo, SLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLuk, JKHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChu, LWen_HK
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dc.description.abstractA patient with left shoulder girdle weakness secondary to herpetic myotomal paresis is reported. Needle electromyography revealed denervational discharge from the left supraspinatus, deltoid, and brachioradialis muscles, compatible with a radiculopathy that was relevant to his myotomes affected by zoster infection. The patient was managed with range-of-movement and strengthening exercises as well as pain relief for post-herpetic neuralgia. Further studies are required to determine whether antiviral treatment can limit the extent of motor deficit and hasten recovery. Zoster paresis should be one of the differential diagnoses of girdle muscle weakness.en_HK
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dc.subjectAgeden_HK
dc.subjectHerpes zosteren_HK
dc.subjectParesisen_HK
dc.subject.meshHerpes Zoster - complicationsen_HK
dc.subject.meshParesis - diagnosis - physiopathology - virologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshShoulder - physiopathologyen_HK
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