I read with interest, the recent study on post varicella zoster virus myelitis by Ben-Amor et al.
1 Varicella is a highly communicable disease, particularly among children. After primary …

We report 2 immunocompetent patients with myelitis. The first was a 55-year old man who
developed myelitis after intercostal herpes zoster. The second was a 19-year-old boy who …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central
nervous system (CNS). The cause of MS is unknown. Leading theories are that MS is …

Sir, Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a human neurotropic herpes virus that causes a painful
self‑limited dermatomal rash. After becoming latent in dorsal root ganglia, it can reactivate to …

A previously healthy 28-year-old woman presented with generalised maculopapular lesions
(figure 1) since 10 days which were associated with low-grade, intermittent fever. Six days …

Treatment of varicella zoster infection in immunocompromised patients, particularly those
with hematological disorders, deserves ample consideration as they tend to have a …

The varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a neurotropic virus that becomes latent in the sensory
ganglia, but later causes various neurologic complications such as meningitis, encephalitis …

A 60-year-old woman presented with high fever three days after a first course of docetaxel in
the adjuvant setting of bilateral breast cancer (left: pT1cN1Mx, right: T2N0Mx). She had …

Meningoencephalomyelitis is a heterogeneous group of overlapping central nervous system
(CNS) inflammatory diseases that often occur after infection. 1 However …

Sir, Virus-induced vasculopathies are an uncommon but increasingly recognized causative
factors for the development of stroke and transient ischemic attack in children and adults.[1] …