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Myelitis due to Varicella zoster virus

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Link to WHO Definition

Myelitis due to Varicella zoster virus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/215270562

An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to infection by varicella zoster virus. The symptoms and signs may be acute or subacute in onset, and include paraparesis or paraplegia, sensory loss appropriate with the level of the spinal cord affected, loss of sphincter control, and lower motor neurone signs. Diagnosis may be confirmed by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and culture, and PCR assay.