Cranial Nerve Palsy Associated with Chikungunya infection
Keywords:
chikungunya, aralilis of the sixth pair
Abstract
Introduction: Eye injuries can be a complication of patients with Chikungunya infection. Physicians who care for patients exposed to Chikungunya should be aware of the complications in addition to those already known. These ocular lesions may occur during acute infection or up to several months later.
Cases: We report two cases of paralysis of the sixth cranial nerve during a Chikungunya epidemic in rural Ecuador in 2017. The two patients were attended several months after the acute infection due to their distance from the hospital center.
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Lalitha P, Rathinam S, Banushree K, et al. Ocular involvement associated with an epidemic outbreak of Chikungunya virus infection. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007;144:552–556.
Mahendradas P, Ranganna S, Shetty R. Ocular manifestations associated with Chikungunya. Ophthalmology. 2008;115:287–291
Benzekri R, Hage R, Merle H. Third cranial nerve palsy in the setting of Chikungunya Virus Infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Jul 6; 95(1): 180-81
Bruce B, Biousse V, Newman N. Third nerve palsies. Semin Neurol 2007; 27:257-268
Shoja M, Oyesiku N. Clinical Anatomy of the cranial nerves. Clin Anat. 2014 Jan; 27(1): 2-3. doi 10.1002/ca.22365
Elder C, Hailine C, Galetta S, Balcer L, Rucker J. Isoltaed Abducens Nerve Palsy: an update on evaluation and diagnosis. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2016 Aug; 16(8):69
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2018-07-30
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Tufiño Aguilar A, Gaus D, Herrera Ramírez D. Cranial Nerve Palsy Associated with Chikungunya infection. PFR [Internet]. 2018Jul.30 [cited 2025Apr.28];2(3). Available from: https://practicafamiliarrural.org/index.php/pfr/article/view/33
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Casos clínicos y Ejercicios clínico patológicos
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