The Korean Journal of Pain
- 제10권2호
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- Pages.266-269
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- 1997
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- 2005-9159(pISSN)
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- 2093-0569(eISSN)
대상포진 척수염을 동반한 대상포진 치험 1예 -증례 보고-
A Case of Herpes Zoster Myelitis -A case report-
- Yang, In-Sook (Department of Anesthesiology, Kwangju Veterans Hospital) ;
- Lim, Geun-Duk (Department of Anesthesiology, Kwangju Veterans Hospital) ;
- Shin, Sung-Shick (Pain Clinic, Hyundae Hospital)
- 발행 : 1997.11.22
초록
Herpes zoster is a relatively common disease caused by Varicella-Zoster virus and characterized by a vesicular dermatomal rash and a variety of neurologic manifestations. These neurologic symptoms include herpes zoster neuralgia, myelitis, encephalitis, cranial arteritis, segmental and rarely polyradiculitis. This report is a case of a 57-year-old female with herpes zoster paresis affecting the arm and hand. Herpetic pain was much relieved after continuous cervical epidural blockade. However, fifty days after onset of ailment, she complained motor paralysis. EMG of muscles innervated by the left