title: Herpes zoster radiculopathy.
abstract: Herpes zoster-related radiculopathy usually can be easily diagnosed in the presence of cutaneous lesions. Before development of the skin rash, the diagnosis may be in doubt, particularly if motor symptoms and signs are a major clinical feature. We report a patient with herpes zoster-related radiculopathy whose clinical features mimicked other spinal disorders.
authors.affiliation: Center for Spine Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Helfgott
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Picard
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors