2014•The Pediatric Infectious Disease JournalRequires access
Acute Transverse Myelitis Complicating Breakthrough Varicella Infection
Aslı Aslan, Zafer Kurugöl, Sarenur Gökben
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Abstract
We report a 10-year-old girl who presented with acute transverse myelitis after breakthrough varicella infection. The diagnosis was based on the development of motor weakness, paraparesis and bladder dysfunction, spinal magnetic resonance imaging findings and detection of anti-varicella zoster virus IgG antibody in the cerebrospinal fluid. This case report highlights that breakthrough varicella can result in serious complications such as acute transverse myelitis.