Herpes Simplex virus type 2 myeloradiculitis with a pure motor presentation in a liver transplant recipient

Elena Abati; Delia Gagliardi; Daniele Velardo; Megi Meneri; Giorgio Conte; Claudia Cinnante; Nereo Bresolin; Giacomo Comi; Stefania Corti

doi:10.1111/tid.13236

Herpes Simplex virus type 2 myeloradiculitis with a pure motor presentation in a liver transplant recipient

Elena Abati, Delia Gagliardi, Daniele Velardo, Megi Meneri, Giorgio Conte, Claudia Cinnante, Nereo Bresolin, Giacomo Comi, Stefania Corti

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Abstract

In this case report, we describe the first PCR-confirmed case of HSV2 myeloradiculitis with a purely motor presentation, occurring in a 68-year-old liver transplant recipient. The patient reported ascending weakness with no sensory nor sphincteric symptoms, thereby resembling acute demyelinating inflammatory neuropathy, or Guillain-Barré syndrome. HSV2 was detected in cerebrospinal fluid by PCR, and the patient was successfully treated with intravenous Acyclovir.

Original language	English
Article number	e13236
Journal	Transplant Infectious Disease
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.13236
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

ascending weakness
Elsberg syndrome
Herpes simplex virus type 2
HSV2 infection
liver transplant
myeloradiculitis

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Infectious Diseases
Transplantation

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Herpes Simplex virus type 2 myeloradiculitis with a pure motor presentation in a liver transplant recipient

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