Recurrent varicella-zoster virus myelitis in an immunocompetent patient

European Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-122

  Gilhuis, H Jacobus ^a   Visser, Caroline E ^a   Portegies, Peter ^b  

^a REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MYELITIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; PARESTHESIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RASH; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROCONVERSION; TENDON REFLEX; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS;

EID: 4644305896     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080270     Document Type: Article

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