Disseminated herpes zoster with multifocal neurologic involvement in an HTLV-1 carrier.
A 56-year-old previously healthy man suffered from an attack of disseminated herpes zoster, followed by multifocal neurologic involvement. The patient was a human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) carrier. HTLV-1 infection, even though normally asymptomatic, has been suggested to be one of the risk factors for severe herpes virus infection and its associated neurologic disorders.
Department of Neurology, Iizuka Hospital, Fukuoka.
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Fujii
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Itoh
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Tomoda
D002353:Carrier State / Q000276:immunology; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors