Abstract

MISIARA ALVAREZ, Alfredo Ediel; RUIZ HERNANDEZ, Ihosvany; VAZQUEZ HURTADO, José Francisco  and  MISIARA ALVAREZ, Naybé. Encephalitis by varicella zoster virus: A propos of a case. Rev. Med. Electrón. [online]. 2009, vol.31, n.5, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1684-1824.

It deals with a 79-years-old, white, female patient, beginning with neurological clinical manifestations in the course of ophthalmologic zoster herpes. Initially they were interpreted as adverse reactions of the acyclovir treatment. Being the central nervous centre the most frequent extra-cutaneous location of this herpes virus, and encephalitis the most common neurologic affection in this infection, we thought about this entity despite of its atypicity, which was not found in the consulted bibliography. It motivated us to make an exhaustive review of this theme. The evolution of the patient was positive, disappearing the clinic signs and symptoms.

Keywords : HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS [diagnosis]; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS [complications]; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS [drug therapy]; ACYCLOVIR [therapeutic use]; ACYCLOVIR [adverse effects ]; NEUROLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS ; ENCEPHALITIS, VARICELLA ZOSTER [etiology]; ENCEPHALITIS, VARICELLA ZOSTER [diagnosis]; ENCEPHALITIS, VARICELLA ZOSTER [drug therapy ]; PREDNISONE [therapeutic use]; CASE REPORTS  ; HUMANS; FEMALE; AGED.

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