INTRODUCTION An infection by herpes zoster virus is a common and important cause of encephalitis. Herpes zoster virus encephalitis if not treated promptly can result in significant morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis of herpes zoster virus encephalitis is based on clinical history, examination, neuroradiological imaging (magnetic resonance imaging and/or computed tomography scan), cerebrospi...

Patients with SLE carry an increased risk of infection that account for 11-23% of all hospitalized patients and 50% of all SLE patients develop major infections during the course of their disease. Globally Herpes Zoster has been reported as the most frequent viral infection in SLE patients. We determined the clinical spectrum, disease sequelae and the risk factors associated with the developmen...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is human neurotropic virus. It becomes latent in dorsal root ganglia; it may reactivate and can cause dermatological manifestations; most common herpes zoster. Several neurological disorders occur such as encephalitis, meningitis, myelitis neuropathy. Longitudinally extensive transverse infrequent.The association of AQP4 antibody with has been documented few case re...

which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A 68-year-old female patient with IgG kappa-type multiple myeloma was treated with a bortezomib-based regimen. She had bilateral back pain 1 month after the chemotherapy. Because she had no skin lesions, we initially suspected, but did not find, a bone fract...

INTRODUCTION Postherpetic neuralgia and segmental paresis represent rare complications of herpes zoster infection. Recurrent herpes zoster is also rare and occurs within the first 3 years of the beginning of the illness in only 1.40% of cases but it is generally higher in cases of chronic lymphatic leukemia (3.5%). CASE REPORT We presented a patient with lymphatic leukemia who during the remi...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) are both human alpha-herpes viruses. They are capable of establishing latent infections in neural tissues and to reactive from these sites, determining the clinical features of the disease (primary infection versus recurrences). Infections with these viruses are common; an increased number of elderly and immunocompromised individuals w...

purpose: to present a case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (hzo) with consequent posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (pion). case report: a 58-year-old woman with a history of hzo in her right eye which was under treatment presented with loss of vision to no light perception. on examination, positive relative afferent pupillary defect was detected; however the optic disc was normal on ophthalmosc...

BACKGROUND Although intravenous acyclovir therapy is recommended for varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection in immunocompromised children, the clinical characteristics and outcomes of VZV infection in the acyclovir era have rarely been reported. METHODS The medical records of children diagnosed with varicella or herpes zoster virus, who had underlying hematologic malignancies, were retrospect...

Definition Varicella-zoster virus (VZV), also known as Human Herpes Virus III (HHVIII), is a member of the herpes virus group. As all the other viruses from this group, VZV can manifests itself as a recurrent infection. After entering the body and causing primary infection, varicella-zoster virus remains latent in the neurons of sensory ganglion, especially dorsal roots of ganglion of the spina...