A Case of Transverse Myelitis Caused by Varicella Zoster Virus in an Immunocompetent Older Patient

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a human neurotropic alphaherpesvirus that causes chickenpox (varicella) in children. VZV reactivation may lead to neurological complications, including transverse myelitis. However, transverse myelitis caused by VZV reactivation is rare in immunocompetent patients. He...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jeong Eun, Lee, Shinwon, Kim, Kye-Hyung, Jang, Hee Ryeong, Park, Young Joo, Kang, Jin Suk, Han, Sung Yong, Lee, Sun Hee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korean Society for Chemotherapy 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5204014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27883372
http://dx.doi.org/10.3947/ic.2016.48.4.334

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