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Year : 2020 | Volume
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Zoster brachial plexopathy as a presenting manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus infection
Rajesh Verma, Soumik Sarkar, Chetan Shettigar
Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Rajesh Verma Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow - 226 003, Uttar Pradesh India
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DOI: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_158_19
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Brachial plexopathy is an uncommon neurologic complication of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection. VZV is not an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining illness, but human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a risk factor for atypical and severe complications of VZV reactivation. Here, we present a 70-year-old male, who presented with left upper-limb weakness, preceded by painful dermatomal vesicular eruption, and was diagnosed to have zoster brachial plexopathy. This severe and atypical manifestation of VZV prompted HIV infection testing, leading to a new diagnosis of HIV infection. |
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