Postvaricella Acute Transverse Myelitis in a Previously Vaccinated Child

Kerri L. LaRovere; G. Praveen Raju; Mark P. Gorman

doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.02.002

Postvaricella Acute Transverse Myelitis in a Previously Vaccinated Child

Kerri L. LaRovere
, G. Praveen Raju
, Mark P. Gorman

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Abstract

We describe a 14-year-old boy with acute transverse myelitis after breakthrough varicella infection, despite immunization with the Varicella zoster virus vaccine 8 years earlier. He recovered fully after treatment with intravenous corticosteroids and acyclovir. To our knowledge, there are no previously reported cases of postvaricella acute transverse myelitis in vaccinated individuals. Our report emphasizes that the Varicella zoster virus booster vaccine may be necessary to prevent not only acute varicella, but also its postinfectious neurologic complications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	370-372
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Neurology
Volume	38
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.02.002
State	Published - May 2008
Externally published	Yes

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