Zoster-associated limb paresis is a relatively uncommon complication of herpes zoster that is characterized by focal motor weakness. Awareness of this disorder is important to avoid unnecessary invasive investigations and to ensure appropriate treatment. We report a case of a herpes zoster involving the femoral nerve.

Citations

• Zoster-associated Limb Paralysis: Clinical and Electrophysiological Data of 15 Cases with Segmental Zoster Paresis with the Literature Review
  Seyma Ciftci Aykac, Abdullah Arı, Habibe Ozoglan, Dilara Mermi Dibek, Fikret Bademkıran, Burhanettin Uludag, Zafer Çolakoglu, Ibrahim Oztura, Ibrahim Aydogdu
  Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology.2024; 41(2): 83.     CrossRef

Ramsay-Hunt syndrome is a viral disease associated with peripheral facial nerve paralysis accompany by erythematousvesicular rashs on the ear(zoster oticus) or in the mouth. Based on clinical presentations that indicated involvementof more than one ganglion, the gasserian, geniculate, petrous, accessory, jugular and second and third dorsal root gangliacomprised a chain in which inflammation of a single ganglion could extend to nearby ganglia. A 71-year-old manpresented with left. peripheral facial palsy with otalgia, vesicular eruption in V2, V3, C2, C3 dermatome, tinnitus, and hearing loss.