Varicella-zoster virus acute myelitis in a patient with MS treated with natalizumab.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) myelitis in a woman with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) receiving natalizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that induces an immunosuppression localized to the CNS.
Medical subject headings
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Herpes Zoster
- Herpesvirus 3, Human
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
- Myelitis