Transverse Myelitis Due to Varicella-Zoster Virus: A Case Report
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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 neurological complications, including postherpetic neuralgia, aseptic meningitis, polyneuropathy, cranial nerve palsy, meningoencephalitis, vasculopathy, encephalitis and transverse myelitis [2,3].
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