Varicella zoster virus (VZV) oculomeningoencephalomyeloradiculitis: a previously undescribed constellation

Autor:	Gina Chang, Joseph R. Berger, Etsegenet F. Tizazu
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	0301 basic medicine Herpesvirus 3 Human medicine.medical_specialty Neurology viruses Myelitis Blindness medicine.disease_cause Antiviral Agents Immunocompromised Host 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Varicella-zoster virus VZV 0302 clinical medicine Cerebrospinal fluid Virology Humans Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Medicine Encephalitis Varicella Zoster Neuromyelitis optica integumentary system business.industry Neuromyelitis Optica Varicella zoster virus virus diseases Meningoencephalitis Retinal Necrosis Syndrome Acute Middle Aged medicine.disease Dermatology Rash Cranial Nerve Diseases eye diseases 030104 developmental biology Female Virus Activation Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj:	Journal of NeuroVirology. 26:433-436
ISSN:	1538-2443 1355-0284
DOI:	10.1007/s13365-019-00820-4
Popis:	A 53-year-old immunocompromised woman developed acute left eye blindness and paraparesis suspected to be due to neuromyelitis optica (NMO). During treatment for NMO, right eye blindness and progressive multiple cranial neuropathies developed. Cerebrospinal fluid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) revealed Varicella zoster virus (VZV). This case emphasizes the importance of considering VZV in individuals, particularly the immunocompromised, presenting with a constellation of neurological signs and symptoms, even in the absence of rash.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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