Acute hemiplegia associated with herpes zoster infection in children: report of one case

Pediatr Neurol. 2000 Oct;23(4):345-8. doi: 10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00196-x.

Abstract

Herpes zoster infection has been rarely reported to cause angiitis of the central nervous system in children. We describe a 4-year, 8-month-old female with acute hemiplegia and central facial palsy 6 weeks after she had had zoster ophthalmicus. The findings of magnetic resonance angiography, the clinical picture, and a preceding history of herpes zoster ophthalmicus suggested zoster vasculitis. Herpes zoster vasculitis is thus another consideration when examining a child with acute hemiplegia and a recent herpes zoster infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Facial Paralysis / virology
  • Female
  • Hemiplegia / etiology*
  • Hemiplegia / virology
  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / complications*
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / complications
  • Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / diagnosis*
  • Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / virology