Abstract
A 61-year-old female was admitted to the hospital in November 1988. Six days prior to admission the patient complained severe pain in right face, 2 days later, by skin eruption in the right face was noted. Examination on the admission revealed vesicular skin eruption on the right maxillar nerve area including on the right external auditory meatus, and also noted abnormal signs in cerebrospinal fluid findings. She was diagnosed as maxillary zoster and meningitis. Stellate ganglion block (SGB), cervical epidural block and administration of acyclovir were performed.
Until thirteen the admission day, right facial pain, eruption and meningitic signs were subsided. However, right facial paralysis was noted on 21st admission day. SGB and cervical epidural block were continued as a treatment for facial paralysis. Then, she was cured of facial palsy. The pathogenesis of delayed facial paralysis followed after zoster maxillaris is unknown.
