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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Autores principales: Abbas, Samar A., El Helou, Jeanine, Chalah, Moussa A., Hilal, Hanine, Saliba, Gaby, Abboud, Halim, Ayache, Samar S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6572170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31126152
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050201

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6572170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31126152
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55050201

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