Polyneuritis cranialis and vasculopathy caused by varicella zoster virus without rash
- 10.06.2020
- Evidence- and experienced-based Neurology article
Erschienen in:
- Verfasst von
- Ibrahim Labbad
- Yaser Saleh
- belal Hazzouri
- Dana Abou Samra
- Rawad Maksoud
- Erschienen in
- Acta Neurologica Belgica | Ausgabe 4/2020
Abstract
The neurological disorders caused by Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) in the absence of skin rash are a challenge to the clinician. The presentation varies from acute to subacute to chronic. Reactivation of VZV usually produces zoster (shingles), meningitis or meningoencephalitis, cerebellitis, isolated or multiple cranial nerve palsies (polyneuritis cranialis), myelitis, and vasculopathy. In our case, we report a 41-year-old female presented with right oculomotor, vestibulocochlear and facial neuropathies occurred 1 year before admission and making the diagnosis. There were no skin or mucosa lesions. Magnetic Resonance Imaging revealed multiple subcortical infractions in the right temporal and occipital lobes which consist with silent vasculopathy. The diagnosis was confirmed by the existence of anti-VZV IgG in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
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- Titel
- Polyneuritis cranialis and vasculopathy caused by varicella zoster virus without rash
- Verfasst von
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Ibrahim Labbad
Yaser Saleh
belal Hazzouri
Dana Abou Samra
Rawad Maksoud
- Publikationsdatum
- 10.06.2020
- Verlag
- Springer International Publishing
- Erschienen in
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Acta Neurologica Belgica / Ausgabe 4/2020
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Elektronische ISSN: 2240-2993 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-020-01395-2
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