Third nerve palsy as an isolated manifestation of herpes simplex virus type 2 meningitis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

@#Isolated third nerve palsy as the sole manifestation of meningitis is rare. We describe a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who developed third nerve palsy due to HSV2 meningitis. HSV2 PCR was positive in CSF and the patient was partially recovered upon treatment with acyclovir