Open AccessTransverse myelitis after infection with varicella zoster virus in patient with normal immunity: A case report
Author(s) -
Daehun Yun,
Soo Young Cho,
Ju Wang,
Eun Hyoung Seo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i33.10308
Subject(s) - medicine , transverse myelitis , chickenpox , varicella zoster virus , myelitis , outpatient clinic , concomitant , virus , pediatrics , dermatology , surgery , virology , immunology , spinal cord , multiple sclerosis , psychiatry
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a human neurotropic and double-stranded DNA alpha-herpes virus. Primary infection with VZV usually occurs during childhood, manifesting as chickenpox. Reactivation of latent VZV can lead to various neurological complications, including transverse myelitis (TM); although cases of the latter are very rare, particularly in newly active VZV infection.