Molina B, Gonzalez-Vicent M, Albi G, Andión M, Herrero B, Sevilla J, Díaz MA. Varicella zoster central nervous system vasculitis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant successfully treated with cyclophosphamide.
Transpl Infect Dis 2012;
14:E107-10. [PMID:
22967359 DOI:
10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00783.x]
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Abstract
We report the first case of varicella zoster central nervous system vasculitis, to our knowledge, which responded to intravenous pulses of cyclophosphamide in an immunocompromised child with severe and progressive disease, without sequelae.
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