Acute transverse myelitis complicating breakthrough varicella infection.
We report a 10-year-old girl who presented with acute transverse myelitis after breakthrough varicella infection. The diagnosis was based on the development of motor weakness, paraparesis and bladder dysfunction, spinal magnetic resonance imaging findings and detection of anti-varicella zoster virus IgG antibody in the cerebrospinal fluid. This case report highlights that breakthrough varicella can result in serious complications such as acute transverse myelitis.
From the Department of Pediatrics, Ege University Medical Faculty, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
Asli
A
Aslan
Zafer
Z
Kurugol
Sarenur
S
Gokben
D000208:Acute Disease; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D014611:Vaccination