ACUTE ZOSTER ENCEPHALOMYELITIS IN A CASE OF PANCREATIC HEAD NEOPLASM WITH FULMINANT PROGRESSION: CASE PRESENTATION

ACUTE ZOSTER ENCEPHALOMYELITIS IN A CASE OF PANCREATIC HEAD NEOPLASM WITH FULMINANT PROGRESSION: CASE PRESENTATION

Encephalitis is a rare complication of cervical - cranial zoster infection. Myelitis is a similar, severe complication of thoracic zoster. They occur in patients with immune deficiencies, in 5-21 days after the rash and progress in the same time frame. We are presenting the case of a 54 year old ma...

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Main Authors: Anca Hancu, Andreea Iliesiu, Gabriela Butoi, Cristina Beiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2013-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Neurology
Subjects:
herpes zoster encephalomyelitis
paraneoplastic syndrome
adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2013-Nr.3/RJN_2013_3_Art-06.pdf

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