A Case of Pharyngeal Dysphagia due to Pharyngolaryngeal Varicella Zoster Virus Infection With Multiple Cranial Neuropathies

Varicella zoster virus infection of the pharynx and larynx with multiple cranial neuropathies.

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection of the head and neck region may present with various clinical symptoms, involving different entities and different routes of viral spreading. We present a case of VZV infection of the pharynx and larynx with multiple cranial nerve (CN) neuropathies (CN VII, VIII, IX, and X) of a 52-year-old woman who complained of the sudden onset of hoarseness, odynophagi...

Pharyngeal dysphagia due to Varicella zoster virus meningoradiculitis and full recovery: Case report and endoscopic findings

Varicella zoster virus reactivation is a rare cause of pharyngeal dysphagia with long-term sequelae persisting in most cases. A 76-year-old immunocompetent woman presented with a 4-week history of dysphagia and dysphonia. Brain magnetic resonance imaging displayed a negative finding. Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing showed a severe dysphagia leading to a percutaneous gastrostomy e...

A Case of Severe Hepatitis due to Varicella Zoster

Varicella Zoster Cranial Polyneuropathy Presenting With Dysphagia, Esophagitis and Gastroparesis

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Transverse Myelitis Due to Varicella-Zoster Virus: A Case Report

The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a virus of the subfamily of Alfavirus responsible for infections with different clinical presentations. Primary infection occurs more frequently in the pediatric age presented as chickenpox. The reactivation of the infection occurs mainly in immunosuppressed patients, in the form of Herpes-Zoster [1]. Varicella-Zoster virus is associated with severe neurologi...