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- Title
Vasculitis varicella-zoster and intracranial hemorrhage spontaneous.
- Authors
Cortés-Medina, Julio César; Guerrero-Rascón, Carlos Alberto; Martínez-Madrigal, Fernando
- Abstract
Necrotizing vasculitis presentation of central nervous system due to varicella zoster viral infection implicates a scarced but known entity, resulting of direct invation of blood vessels. Objective: is to present the clinical case of a parenquimatous haemorrhage as a result of varicella zoster cerebral vasculitis. Case report: we describe the case of 19 years old male with history of varicela zoster primary infection. At admission with severe headache, left hemiparesis, Glasgow 9 points, right anisocoria secondary to parenquimatous haemorrhage and histopatologic diagnosis of varicella zoster necrotizing vasculitis. Conclusions: cerebral vasculopathy as a complication of zoster Cervico-craneal explains the diversity of clinical disorders associated with the virus. Cerebral vasculitis is a rare cause of intracranial hemorrhage that must be suspected in a patient with history of recent varicella zoster infection. Resonance magnetic Imaging and conventional angiography studies are useful elements in the diagnosis, however are poor indicators of the presence or absence of vasculitis. Thus, the diagnosis not rely on a single method, this is possible with clinical, imagenologic and histopatologic correlation.
- Publication
Archivos de Neurociencias, 2012, Vol 17, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
1028-5938
- Publication type
Journal Article