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Introduction. VZV virus- related peripheral neuropathies usually occur after shingles in adults and more rarely after chickenpox in childhood. Case report. A 54- year- old patient presented with a right VIIth nerve palsy following a chickenpox rash and recovered after antiviral treatment CSF analysis revealed lymphocytic meningitis and the virus was identified by PCK. Conclusions. Although previous chickenpox was not found in the patient’ s past history, the probability of reinfection is likely. The virus can be assumed to affect the nervous system directly; the axonal or demyelinating mechanism of the neuropathy may be discussed.
Introduction VZV virus-related peripheral neuropathies occur occur after shingles in adults and more rarely after chickenpox in childhood. Case report. A 54-year-old patient presented with a right VIIth nerve palsy following a chickenpox rash and recovered after antiviral treatment CSF analysis Concluded. The previous chickenpox was not found in the patient ’s past history, the probability of reinfection is likely. The virus can be assumed to affect the nervous system directly; the axonal or demyelinating mechanism of the neuropathy may be discussed.