DEVELOPMENT OF MYELOPATHY BEFORE HERPES-ZOSTER RASH IN A PATIENT WITHAIDS

Authors
GOMEZTORTOSA E GADEA I GEGUNDEZ MI ESTEBAN A RABANO J FERNANDEZGUERRERO ML SORIANO F
Citation
E. Gomeztortosa et al., DEVELOPMENT OF MYELOPATHY BEFORE HERPES-ZOSTER RASH IN A PATIENT WITHAIDS, Clinical infectious diseases, 18(5), 1994, pp. 810-812
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Clinical infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584838
Volume
18
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
810 - 812
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(1994)18:5<810:DOMBHR>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We describe the case of a patient with AIDS who developed progressive myelopathy due to varicella-zoster virus 2 months before the appearanc e of skin lesions typical of herpes tester. Varicella-zoster virus was isolated from his CSF. Therapy with acyclovir failed to control his n eurological complications despite its in vitro efficacy against the is olates.