[Varicella-zoster meningoencephalitis and vasculitis after treatment with amenamevir to herpes zoster in the trigeminal nerve area]
| Autor: | Toshiyasu Miura, Taro Kitamura, Kentaro Yamada, Yoko Taniguchi, Yuya Kano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Vasculitis
medicine.medical_specialty viruses Acyclovir Disease Antiviral Agents Herpes Zoster Methylprednisolone Severity of Illness Index Virus Meningoencephalitis Antithrombotic medicine Humans Trigeminal Nerve Infusions Intravenous Aged Trigeminal nerve Oxadiazoles Postherpetic neuralgia business.industry Unconsciousness virus diseases medicine.disease Dermatology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pulse Therapy Drug Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology. 61(4) |
| ISSN: | 1882-0654 |
| Popis: | A 78-year-old woman was diagnosed with herpes zoster in the first branch of the trigeminal nerve and was treated with amenamevir. Subsequently, she was hospitalized for postherpetic neuralgia. Fever and unconsciousness were observed, and a diagnosis of varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis and vasculitis was made. In addition to the antithrombotic therapy, she was treated with intravenous acyclovir and steroid pulse therapy; however, her unconsciousness persisted. Amenamevir was not transferrable to the spinal fluid and resulted in an incomplete treatment of herpes zoster in the cerebral nerve region, suggesting that this case may be related to the severe course of the disease. |
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