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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2020

Cranial nerve involvement in varicella zoster virus after renal transplantation.

Jennifer Nielsen Fan, Jerry Fan, Hameed Ali

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Article in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Jennifer Nielsen FanDepartment of Family Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock, Round Rock, Texas.
Jerry FanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, Temple, Texas.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5841-9491
Hameed AliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, Temple, Texas.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5242-5399

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case describes a 60-year-old immunosuppressed man after renal transplant who presented to the emergency department with 1 week of generalized weakness, a 20-lb unintentional weight loss, sore throat, dysarthria, dysphagia, cough, and shortness of breath. Additionally, he developed tinnitus, headaches, photophobia, and neck stiffness. He underwent an extensive workup including a lumbar puncture with meningitis and encephalitis panel, which was positive for varicella zoster virus. He never developed a dermatomal vesicular rash but had persistent dysphagia and aspiration and was eventually diagnosed with Vernet syndrome. This case highlights theories for the increase in varicella zoster virus encephalitis cases causing neurologic symptoms and proposes that this trend is likely to continue.

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Cranial nervevaricella zoster encephalitisVernet syndrome

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PMID33100543
PMCPMC7549937

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