Severe brachial plexopathy secondary to shingles (herpes zoster) | Zendy

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Severe brachial plexopathy secondary to shingles (herpes zoster)

Author(s) -

Aoife McFeely,

Rachael Doyle,

Séan O’Riordan,

Seán Connolly,

Clodagh O’Dwyer

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afab055

Subject(s) - shingles , brachial plexopathy , medicine , paresis , rash , complication , surgery , zona , dermatology , brachial plexus , viral disease , virology , virus

Varicella zoster reactivation (“shingles” or “herpes zoster”) usually presents as a self-limiting, unilateral, dermatomal vesicular rash in older adults. We present the case of a 73 year-old woman with unilateral brachial plexopathy, an unusual but debilitating complication of shingles. Despite treatment with intravenous acyclovir and immunoglobulin she had a marked residual motor paresis that required an upper limb rehabilitation program after discharge.

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