Varicella zoster-associated progressive lower cranial and upper cervical polyneuropathy: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple cranial neuropathies carry a wide range of differential diagnoses, and when combined with cerebrospinal fluid monocytosis they often suggest an infective etiology. Reactivation of varicella zoster virus has been associated with a wide range of neurological complications. Among the cranial nerves, the upper cranial nerves (trigeminal and facial nerves) are more commonly affected; there have been some reports of lower cranial polyneuropathies resulting from varicella zoster virus reactivation. However, polyneuropathy involving both the cranial and cervical nerves is rarely reported.

Case presentation

This report highlights the case of a 64-year-old Chinese man presenting with an acute, severe dysphagia and dysphonia secondary to herpes zoster-associated pro

SUBMITTER: Jia F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382785 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature