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  • Title: Fatal varicella-zoster virus meningoradiculitis without skin involvement.
    Author: Dueland AN, Devlin M, Martin JR, Mahalingam R, Cohrs R, Manz H, Trombley I, Gilden D.
    Journal: Ann Neurol; 1991 May; 29(5):569-72. PubMed ID: 1650163.
    Abstract:
    A 77-year-old man with T-cell lymphoma developed an acute fatal meningoradiculitis of cranial nerve roots and cauda equina, pathologically and virologically confirmed to be caused by varicella-zoster virus. This is the first report of fatal varicella-zoster virus-induced neurological disease in the absence of skin lesions. Varicella-zoster virus should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute radiculoneuropathy in the immunocompromised patient, particularly because antiviral treatment for varicella-zoster virus exists.
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