UNUSUAL CASE OF FLACCID PARALYSIS OF BOTH LOWER-LIMBS FOLLOWING HERPES-ZOSTER

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作者
CHAPMAN, BA [1 ]
BEAVEN, DW [1 ]
机构
[1] CHRISTCHURCH HOSP,DEPT MED,CHRISTCHURCH,NEW ZEALAND
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AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 1979年 / 9卷 / 06期
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10.1111/j.1445-5994.1979.tb04204.x
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Summary: A 57‐year‐old man with left T8–9 cutaneous Herpes Zoster lesions and subsequent development of flaccid paralysis of both lower limbs is reported. Viral studies strongly supported a diagnosis of Herpes Zoster. No other cause for the paralysis was found. The time interval between the cutaneous lesions and the motor weakness, the clinical course and good recovery suggest a causal relationship. The dermatomal and myotomal dissociation has been well‐documented on the ipsilateral side, but involvement of the contralateral side is rare. This would appear to be unusual in that there was bilateral weakness of “LMN type”. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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