Zoster myelitis in sickle cell anemia

YM Mousali, EM Sobhi, SO Makkawi - Neurosciences Journal, 2011 - nsj.org.sa
A 17-year-old female patient, known case of sickle cell anemia was admitted to our hospital
with 10 days history of fever, vomiting, and epigastric pain. On examination, her temperature …

Transverse Myelitis and Syrinx Formation Caused by Varicella-Zoster Infection

A Markh, S Wainapel - American Journal of Physical Medicine & …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
An 88-yr-old man was admitted with left lower extremity weakness for 4 days. Two weeks
earlier, a dermatomal rash on the left side of his chest and back was diagnosed as varicella …

Herpetic simplex encephalitis followed by myelopathy

K Nakamura, T Terasaki, T Tsuchiya, J Oita… - No to shinkei= Brain …, 1993 - europepmc.org
A 48-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of fever, headache and vomiting.
At admission, the level of consciousness was depressed (drowsy) with slight confusion …

[HTML][HTML] Herpes zoster cervical myelitis in an immunocompetent subject

MM Mehndiratta, J Bansal, M Gupta, V Puri - Neurology India, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Herpes zoster (HZ) results from reactivation of latent infection in the sensory ganglion,
established years earlier during the course of primary infection ie chickenpox. Although HZ …

Magnetic resonance images of herpes zoster myelitis presenting with Brown-Séquard syndrome

A Hosaka, K Nakamagoe, M Watanabe… - Archives of …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
A32-YEAR-OLD RIGHT-handed woman was febrile at 39 C for 3 consecutive days, after
which she developed a rash accompanied by blisters on the lips and nasal cavity and an …

Teaching NeuroImages: Herpes zoster myelitis

SS Moudgil - Neurology, 2010 - AAN Enterprises
Shyam S. Moudgil, MD Three weeks after developing zoster rash, a 34-yearold, previously
healthy woman presented with right arm weakness and gait dysfunction. MRI of the cervical …

A case of segmental zoster paresis with enhanced anterior and posterior spinal roots on MRI

M Yoshioka, Y Kurita, M Hashimoto, M Murakami… - Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Herpes zoster is an infectious disease caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus
(VZV) in the dorsal root ganglia [2]. Neurological complications other than sensory …

Longitudinally disseminated spinal cord lesions (moth-eaten appearance) in varicella-zoster myelitis

Y Tajima, Y Mito - Internal Medicine, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A 71-year-old man suffering from P-ANCA positive glomerulonephritis developed
myelopathy after herpes zoster infection at the L2 root segment area. After the rash was …

[PDF][PDF] Varicella-zoster virus longitudinally extensive myelitis in an immunocompetent patient

BFS Fernandes, G Santos, KC Carmona… - Rev. bras …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Longitudinally extensive myelitis is a severe rare complication of varicella-zoster virus
infection. We report a case in a 20-year-old immunocompetent patient who presented with a …

[PDF][PDF] Varicella-zoster virus transverse myelitis in an immunocompetent patient

J Alungal, M Abdulla, J Koya - Int J Res Med Sci, 2014 - academia.edu
Transverse myelitis is one of the rare neurological complications of Varicella-Zoster Virus
(VZV) infection in immuno-competent. We report a 26-year-old immuno-competent …