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Herpes zoster can be associated with a number of neurologic complications but meningoencephalitis with herpes zoster is rarely seen. We report a case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus followed by the...
Choi BC, Chung WH, Kim JW, Chung KH, Cho PZ, Kang H, Son SJ
KMID: 1536903
J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1997 Oct;15(5):1173-1183.
We report a case of decreased cerebrospinal fluid glucose with lymphocytic pleocytoisis in a patient with herpes zoster meningoencephalitis. The finding was likely to be confused with that of tuberculous...
BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster meningoencephalitis is a rare neurological complication and the known risk factors include an immunocompromised status, infiltration into the trigeminal ganglion, disseminated herpes zoster and elderly patients. Serious...
BACKGROUND: Many studies about herpes zoster are available in Korean dermatological literature. However, only a few of them reported herpes zoster meningoencephalitis.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine...