Meningoencephalomyelitis with vasculitis due to varicella zoster virus: a case report and review of the literature

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis is associated with large or small vessel vasculopathy. We report the case of a 67-year-old woman with a history of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and cancers of the breast and colon, who presented with a zosteriform rash and Brown–Sequard syndrome. Despite 10 days t...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Pathology 2002-02, Vol.34 (1), p.88-93
Hauptverfasser:	Mckelvie, Penelope A., Collins, Steven, Thyagarajan, Dominic, Trost, Nicholas, Sheorey, Harsha, Byrne, Edward
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acyclovir - therapeutic use Aged Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Brain - pathology Demyelinating Diseases - etiology Demyelinating Diseases - pathology Demyelinating Diseases - virology DNA, Viral - cerebrospinal fluid Encephalitis, Viral - complications Encephalitis, Viral - drug therapy Encephalitis, Viral - pathology Fatal Outcome Female Herpes Zoster - complications Herpes Zoster - drug therapy Herpes Zoster - pathology Herpesvirus 3, Human - genetics Herpesvirus 3, Human - isolation & purification Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Meningoencephalitis - complications Meningoencephalitis - drug therapy Meningoencephalitis - pathology Meningoencephalomyelitis non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Polymerase Chain Reaction Spinal Cord - pathology subpial demyelination and necrosis Varicella-zoster virus vasculitis of leptomeningeal arteries Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - drug therapy Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - etiology Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - pathology
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!