Aaron E. Miller, Teresa M. DeAngelis
Abstract
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) myelopathy is a rare cause of infectious myelitis and can present in both immunocompetent as well as immunocompromised individuals. In this chapter, we review the two most common presentations of VZV myelopathy, the optimal diagnostic testing and current therapeutic approaches.
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Varicella zoster virus (VZV) myelopathy is a rare cause of infectious myelitis and can present in both immunocompetent as well as immunocompromised individuals. In this chapter, we review the two most common presentations of VZV myelopathy, the optimal diagnostic testing and current therapeutic approaches.
Key concepts: Myelopathy, Myelitis, Varicella zoster virus, Medicine, Virology, Virus, Spinal cord, Psychiatry