Open AccessFoot drop post varicella zoster virus
Author(s) -
E. Whitby,
Marcus Bateman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-226273
Subject(s) - medicine , polyradiculopathy , weakness , shingles , foot drop , myalgia , physical therapy , differential diagnosis , presentation (obstetrics) , foot (prosody) , varicella zoster virus , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , virus , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , virology
Leg pain and weakness can often be seen in a musculoskeletal physiotherapy outpatient setting. While the differential diagnoses for neuropathic pain and weakness is often spine related, this unusual cause for polyradiculopathy is less commonly seen. Shingles is not something routinely seen in a physiotherapy department but is usually associated with skin eruptions and pain but less so with motor loss. The purpose of this case report is to therefore raise awareness that this presentation can occur and should not be mistaken for spinal radiculopathy.