title: [Central nervous system Vasculitis due to infectious diseases].
abstract: Varicella zoster virus may cause vasculitis or vasculopathy, and positive polymerase chain reactions for varicella zoster virus deoxyribonucleic acid in the cerebrospinal fluid and/or the intrathecal synthesis of antibodies to the varicella zoster virus suggest these diagnoses. Meningovascular syphilis may involve the middle cerebral artery and basilar artery and may cause a stroke. Aspergillus is vasoinvasive and may cause hemorrhagic infarction by forming an intravascular thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamei
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy