Cervical Transverse Myelitis After Chickenpox in An Immunocompetent Patient
Varicella-zoster viruses complications involving the CNS are estimated to occur rarely, transverse myelitis after Varicella-zoster virus in most patients is characterized by an abrupt onset of progressive weakness and sensory disturbance in the lower extremities , like other viruses. We describe the...
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| author | Mehrnaz Rasoolinejad Zahra Abdi Layali Esfandiar Shojaei Saeed Kalantari |
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| description | Varicella-zoster viruses complications involving the CNS are estimated to occur rarely, transverse myelitis after Varicella-zoster virus in most patients is characterized by an abrupt onset of progressive weakness and sensory disturbance in the lower extremities , like other viruses. We describe the case of 17 year-old boy who experienced cervical transverse myelitis after chickenpox with inability to walk and with urinary retention. He was not treated with any medication but complete revovery has been occured. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c924534097654dee97175b457a8afc5c2022-12-22T00:38:19ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942010-12-014864072Cervical Transverse Myelitis After Chickenpox in An Immunocompetent PatientMehrnaz Rasoolinejad0Zahra Abdi Layali1Esfandiar Shojaei2Saeed Kalantari3Department of Infectious Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Infectious Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Infectious Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Infectious Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Varicella-zoster viruses complications involving the CNS are estimated to occur rarely, transverse myelitis after Varicella-zoster virus in most patients is characterized by an abrupt onset of progressive weakness and sensory disturbance in the lower extremities , like other viruses. We describe the case of 17 year-old boy who experienced cervical transverse myelitis after chickenpox with inability to walk and with urinary retention. He was not treated with any medication but complete revovery has been occured.https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4076Myelitistransversechickenpoximmunocompetence |
| spellingShingle | Mehrnaz Rasoolinejad Zahra Abdi Layali Esfandiar Shojaei Saeed Kalantari Cervical Transverse Myelitis After Chickenpox in An Immunocompetent Patient Acta Medica Iranica Myelitis transverse chickenpox immunocompetence |
| title | Cervical Transverse Myelitis After Chickenpox in An Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_full | Cervical Transverse Myelitis After Chickenpox in An Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_fullStr | Cervical Transverse Myelitis After Chickenpox in An Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cervical Transverse Myelitis After Chickenpox in An Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_short | Cervical Transverse Myelitis After Chickenpox in An Immunocompetent Patient |
| title_sort | cervical transverse myelitis after chickenpox in an immunocompetent patient |
| topic | Myelitis transverse chickenpox immunocompetence |
| url | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4076 |
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