Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis in an Immunocompetent Older Individual—A Rare Complication of Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a human neurotropic herpes virus that causes chickenpox in children. After becoming latent in dorsal root ganglia, it can reactivate to cause dermatological manifestations, the most common one being shingles or herpes zoster. Severe neurologic dysfunctions can occur i...

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Publicado no:Medicina (Kaunas)
Main Authors: Abbas, Samar A., El Helou, Jeanine, Chalah, Moussa A., Hilal, Hanine, Saliba, Gaby, Abboud, Halim, Ayache, Samar S.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: MDPI 2019
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Case Report
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6572170/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31126152
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050201
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