A CASE OF HERPES-ZOSTER MYELITIS - POSITIVE MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING FINDING

被引:20
作者
HWANG, YM
LEE, BI
CHUNG, JW
AHN, JH
KIM, KW
KIM, DI
机构
[1] YONSEI UNIV,SEVERANCE HOSP,DEPT NEUROL,SEOUL,SOUTH KOREA
[2] YONSEI UNIV,SEVERANCE HOSP,DEPT NEURORADIOL,SEOUL,SOUTH KOREA
关键词
HERPES ZOSTER; MYELITIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;
D O I
10.1159/000116669
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
A 33-year-old man developed a progressive myelopathy after a characteristic skin lesion of herpes zoster involving the right C3 and C4 dermatomes. The lesions were recognizable in the T2-weighted image of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as increased signal intensities throughout the long segments of the spinal cord with maximal in the cervical portion, which was compatible with the pathological findings reported in autopsy studies.
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