Definition and management of varicella zoster virus-associated meningoradiculitis: a case report
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Research Notes
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1756-0500
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-016-2257-2