Features of varicella zoster virus myelitis and dependence on immune status

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 318, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 19-24

  Hung, Chih Hsien ^a   Chang, Kuo Hsuan ^a   Kuo, Hung Chou ^a   Huang, Chin Chang ^a   Liao, Ming Feng ^b   Tsai, Yu Tai ^c   Ro, Long Sun ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c St Martin de Porres Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AIDS; Central nervous system viral diseases; Herpes zoster; Myelitis; Opportunistic Infection; VZV

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; METHISOPRINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALACICLOVIR; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIDARABINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; AIDS PATIENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; BREAST CANCER; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON CANCER; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENCEPHALITIS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HERPES ZOSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPEROSMOLAR HYPERGLYCEMIC STATE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDLINE; MENINGOMYELORADICULITIS; MENINX DISORDER; MORTALITY; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SKIN DEFECT; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS MYELITIS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CHICKENPOX; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE;

EID: 84861587929     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.04.017     Document Type: Article

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