title: [CNS vasculitis after ophthalmic herpes zoster infection].
abstract: We present a case of cerebral vasculitis secondary to infection with Varicella Zoster Virus which appeared in a 27 year old patient after a latency period of eight weeks. We emphasize the usefulness of angioresonance as a fitting means of evolutive follow up without the need to carry out control cerebral angiography. We likewise point out the usefulness of acyclovir as the sole treatment necessary in non-complicated cases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Viñuela
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mesa
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Garcia Moreno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Izquierdo
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000821:virology*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir
vernacular_title: Vasculitis del SNC tras herpes zoster oftálmico.