Complete recovery of herpes zoster radiculopathy based on electrodiagnostic study: A case reportopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Hyeon Seong; Jung, Ji Won; Jung, You Jin; Ro, Young Suck; Park, Si-Bog; Lee, Kyu Hoon
- Issue Date
- Jun-2021
- Publisher
- BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
- Keywords
- Herpes zoster; Radiculopathy; Electrodiagnosis; Varicella zoster virus; Monoparesis; Case report
- Citation
- WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES, v.9, no.17, pp.1 - 8
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
- Volume
- 9
- Number
- 17
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 8
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/141827
- DOI
- 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i17.4303
- ISSN
- 2307-8960
- Abstract
- BACKGROUND
Herpes zoster is a painful infectious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus. Herpes zoster radiculopathy, which is a type of segmental zoster paresis, can complicate the disease and cause motor weakness. This complication should be considered when a patient with a rash complains of acute-onset motor weakness, and the diagnosis can be verified via electrodiagnostic study.
CASE SUMMARY
A 64-year-old female with a history of asthma presented to the emergency department with stabbing pain, an itching sensation, and a rash on the right anterior shoulder that had begun 5 d prior. Physical examination revealed multiple erythematous grouped vesicles in the right C4-5 and T1 dermatome regions. Because herpes zoster was suspected, the patient immediately received intravenous acyclovir. On the third hospital day, she complained of motor weakness in the right upper extremity. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine revealed mild intervertebral disc herniation at C4-C5 without evidence of nerve root compression. On the 12th hospital day, electrodiagnostic study revealed right cervical radiculopathy, mainly in the C5/6 roots. Six months later, monoparesis resolved, and follow-up electrodiagnostic study was normal.
CONCLUSION
This case emphasizes that clinicians should consider the possibility of post-herpetic paresis, such as herpes zoster radiculopathy, and that electrodiagnostic study is useful for diagnosis and follow-up.
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