J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1988 Dec;6(2):272-277.
A Case of Herpes Zoster Myelitis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, college of Medicine, Yonsei University.
Abstract
- Herpes zoster myelitis is quite rare and it's MRI findings have not been reported. We report a patient who developed a progressive myelopathy after a characteristic herpes zoster skin lesions involving right C3 and C4 dermatomes. The lesions were recognizable in T1-weighted images of MRI as hypointense areas in the central portion of the long segment of the spinal cord, which became more prominent in T2-weighted image as increased signal intensities. In this patient computed tomographic metrizamide myelography (CTMM) showed no detectable intra or extramedullary lesion except a slight bulging of the cervical cord.
