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Herpes zoster oticus associated with varicella zoster virus encephalitis
The Laryngoscope, 2009AbstractRamsay‐Hunt syndrome, herpes zoster oticus (HZO), derived its name from James Ramsay Hunt, who first described it in 1907. It is classically characterized by acute peripheral facial paralysis, herpetic eruptions on the auricle, and vestibulocochlear dysfunction due to the reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV).
Görkem, Eskiizmir +3 more
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Acyclovir and Disseminated Varicella Zoster and Encephalitis
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1985Excerpt To the editor: Intravenous acyclovir has been shown to be effective in the treatment of initial and recurrent herpes simplex virus infections in immunocompetent and immunocompromised person...
DANIEL V. EHRENSAFT, MICHAEL M. SAFANI
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Varicella-Zoster Virus Limbic Encephalitis in an Immunocompromised Patient
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2001A case of limbic encephalitis in a patient who had undergone prolonged immunosuppressive treatment with i.v. cyclophosphamide and oral prednisolone for a microscopic polyangeitis is reported. A brain MRI scan revealed symmetric mesial temporal lobe lesions.
P, Tattevin +4 more
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Acta Neuropathologica, 1988
Following maternal chicken pox in the 14th week of pregnancy, a male infant was born with low birth weight, muscle wasting and limb contractures, hypotonia and areflexia. A rising titre of varicella-zoster-specific IgM (by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay) confirmed congenital infection, and electromyogram showed widespread denervation.
B, Harding, J A, Baumer
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Following maternal chicken pox in the 14th week of pregnancy, a male infant was born with low birth weight, muscle wasting and limb contractures, hypotonia and areflexia. A rising titre of varicella-zoster-specific IgM (by enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay) confirmed congenital infection, and electromyogram showed widespread denervation.
B, Harding, J A, Baumer
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Chronic progressive varicella‐zoster virus encephalitis in an AIDS patient
Neurology, 1988A patient with AIDS developed chronic, progressive encephalitis. Pathologic changes indicated that the encephalitis was produced primarily by a human herpesvirus. Hybridization of radiolabeled RNA probes transcribed from cloned DNA fragments of varicella-zoster virus (VZV), herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus, and the human immunodeficiency virus to ...
D H, Gilden +4 more
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Striatal encephalitis after varicella zoster infection complicated by Tourettism
Movement Disorders, 2003AbstractWe describe a case of encephalitis after primary varicella zoster infection with localised basal ganglia imaging abnormalities. The patient subsequently developed a chronic tic disorder with attention deficit disorder. This case furthers the proposed association between Tourettism and the basal ganglia.
Russell C, Dale +2 more
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Coexistence of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome and Varicella-zoster Virus Encephalitis
Infection, 2006We describe a patient with Ramsay Hunt syndrome and varicella-zoster virus encephalitis. The coexistence of these conditions is rare and to our knowledge has not been clearly documented in the English-language literature. We summarize the clinical characteristics of our patient and seven similar patients described in previous reports, including those ...
T, Kin, M, Hirano, Y, Tonomura, S, Ueno
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Atypical presentation of varicella-zoster virus encephalitis in an immunocompetent adult
Heart & Lung, 2008Varicella-zoster virus encephalitis is uncommon, but not rare, in immunocompetent adults. Typically, patients develop stroke with hemiplegia caused by large vessel vasculopathy days to weeks after herpes zoster ophthalmicus.A previously healthy 66-year-old man developed obtundation deteriorating to coma within 24 hours.
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A Case Report on Varicella zoster Encephalitis Vasculopathy
Open Access Research Journal of Medical and Clinical Case ReportsVaricella zoster virus (VZV) encephalopathy is a rare but serious complication of viral reactivation, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. We report the case of an 83- year-old female with a background of autoimmune hemolytic anemia and high-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, previously treated with immunotherapy and chemotherapy and was in ...
null CHRISTEENA MARY VIJI +4 more
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[Fatal varicella-zoster encephalitis; a rare complication of herpes zoster].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 1998In a 82-year-old woman varicella zoster encephalitis was diagnosed, a rare complication of shingles. The case was remarkable for its rapid and fatal course in a patient without an underlying disease. At autopsy, the histological picture of an acute haemorrhagic encephalitis was seen, also a rare finding.
P J, Westenend, W J, Hoppenbrouwers
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