Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection: peripheral features

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection: peripheral features. Chicken pox, Herpes zoster, Bilateral herpes zoster. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Dermatological features

  • Chicken pox
  • Herpes zoster
  • Bilateral herpes zoster

Herpes zoster plexopathy

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Zoster mononeuropathies

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Zoster paresis

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Other peripheral neurological features

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References

  1. Gilden D, Nagel MA, Cohrs RJ, Mahalingam R. The variegate neurological manifestations of varicella zoster virus infection. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2013; 13:374. 
  2. Gilden D, Cohrs RJ, Mahalingam R, Nagel MA. Neurological disease produced by varicella zoster virus reactivation without rash. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2010; 342:243-253.
  3. Dayan RR, Peleg R. Herpes zoster-typical and atypical presentations. Postgrad Med 2017; 129:567-571.
  4. Jones LK Jr, Reda H, Watson JC. Clinical, electrophysiologic, and imaging features of zoster-associated limb paresis. Muscle Nerve 2014; 50:177-185.
  5. Kawajiri S, Tani M, Noda K, Fujishima K, Hattori N, Okuma Y. Segmental zoster paresis of limbs: report of three cases and review of literature. Neurologist 2007; 13:313-317.
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