Acute cerebellar swelling in varicella encephalitis.
A 4-year-old male developed encephalitis 2 weeks after the onset of varicella. During his evaluation neuroradiologic procedures documented cerebellar edema and demyelination. Cerebrospinal fluid titers confirmed varicella encephalitis. To our knowledge, this patient is the first reported with focal cerebellar edema, an expected finding, with a clinical varicella infection as documented by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
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Department of Medical and Surgical Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430.
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D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed