title: Myelitis following chickenpox: a case report.
abstract: An 18-year-old woman presented with myelopathic symptoms and a T-8 sensory deficit during a primary varicella infection. There were significant MRI changes in both the cervical and thoracic regions. Following treatment with steroids and intravenous acyclovir, the patient improved clinically and the abnormalities on MRI improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia 19104-4283.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Atlas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans; D009187:Myelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology