Intestinal pseudo-obstruction caused by herpes zoster: Case report and pathophysiology

Anaya-Prado, Roberto; Pérez-Navarro, José Víctor; Corona-Nakamura, Ana Luisa; Anaya-Fernández, Michelle Marie; Anaya-Fernández, Roberto; Izaguirre-Pérez, Marian Eliza

doi:10.12998/wjcc.v6.i6.132

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“…Prognosis of these patients is generally good, and there is full recovery in almost all of them in just few months [42,43,50].…”

Section: Diaphragmatic Paralysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In almost all cases with a mentioned type of treatment were treated with physical therapy (24 reported patients). Some of them had other therapies: Valacyclovir 3 g/7 days (3 patients), Acyclovir 750 mg/7 days (2 patients iv and 1 per os); and Methylprednisolone 500 mg iv for 3 days (1 patient), and some of them were taking steroids [11], cervical epidural bloc [11], analgesics [42], opioids [43], Amitriptyline [43], Pregabalin [11], and Gabapentin [11].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…From medical history, these patients had: diabetes mellitus (4 patients), lymphatic leukemia [11], ulcerative colitis [11], myelofibrosis [11], renal failure [11], hypertension arterialis [43], dementia [11], restless legs syndrome, and chronic low back pain [11].…”

Section: Lower Limb Involvementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Among comorbidities in this population of patients are rheumatoid arthritis [11], leukemia [11], breast cancer [11], pyelonephritis and nephrectomy, hysterectomy [11], DM [11], hypertension [43], peptic ulcer [11], pancreatitis [11], and bypass [11]. 19 Extracranial Herpetic Paresis DOI: http://dx.doi.org /10.5772/intechopen.90493 Please use Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this book chapter for free.…”

Section: Diaphragmatic Paralysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Extracranial Herpetic Paresis

Martić¹

2020

Human Herpesvirus Infection - Biological Features, Transmission, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Segmental zoster paresis (SZP) is a rare complication of varicella zoster infection that occurs due to the spread of the infection from the posterior horn of spinal cord to the anterior horn and the motor nerve root. As recognizing segmental zoster paresis is important in the differential diagnosis of muscle weakness of other origin, information about demographic (gender and age), clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and course about published patients with SZP was extracted from PubMed database. SZP is classified into several categories: paresis of upper extremity, lower limb involvement, diaphragmatic involvement, and abdomen involvement. Published experiences have shown that clinical course and electromyoneurography of paretic muscle are the most important in the diagnosis; physical therapy is the most common therapy in these patients and their prognosis is generally good except diaphragmatic paresis, where there is no significant recovery in most number of patients.

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“…Prognosis of these patients is generally good, and there is full recovery in almost all of them in just few months [42,43,50].…”

Section: Diaphragmatic Paralysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Data Extraction and Synthesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Lower Limb Involvementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Diaphragmatic Paralysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Extracranial Herpetic Paresis

Martić¹

2020

Human Herpesvirus Infection - Biological Features, Transmission, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

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“…On the contrary, only a few cases are reported of paralytic ileus (PI) following VZV infection [ 49 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 ].…”

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Could Chronic Idiopatic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction Be Related to Viral Infections?

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Pellegatta

Maida³

et al. 2021

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Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIIPO) is a disease characterized by symptoms and signs of small bowel obstruction in the absence of displayable mechanical obstruction. Due to the known neuropathic capacity of several viruses, and their localization in the intestine, it has been hypothesized that such viruses could be involved in the pathogenesis of CIIPO. The most frequently involved viruses are John Cunningham virus, Herpesviridae, Flaviviruses, Epstein–Barr virus and Citomegalovirus. Therefore, the present narrative review aims to sum up some new perspectives in the etiology and pathophysiology of CIIPO.

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Frequency of subclinical herpes zoster in pediatric hematology‐oncology patients receiving chemotherapy: A retrospective cohort analysis

Kozawa

Miura

Kawamura

et al. 2019

Journal of Medical Virology

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Varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) reactivation from the enteric nervous system can cause ileus (Ogilvie's syndrome) in adult patients. Since no pediatric cases have been described, we sought to retrospectively analyze VZV reactivation in pediatric hematology‐oncology patients to determine whether VZV infection including subclinical VZV reactivation can induce gastrointestinal complications such as Ogilvie's syndrome. Thirty‐five patients who received chemotherapy at our institution between September 2013 and June 2018 were included. Serum samples were collected weekly during hospitalization and every 3 months during outpatient maintenance chemotherapy. A real‐time polymerase chain reaction assay was used to measure VZV DNA load in serum. The clinical features of patients with VZV infection were retrospectively analyzed. Of 1165 serum samples, 7 (0.6%) were positive for VZV DNA. VZV DNA was detected in 3 of 35 patients. In patient A, VZV DNA was detected during two episodes. The first episode involved varicella‐like eruptions caused by the Oka VZV vaccine strain. The second episode involved herpes zoster (HZ) caused by the same strain. Patients B and C had a clinical course that was typical for HZ caused by wild‐type VZV. No gastrointestinal symptoms were observed at the time of VZV infection in these three patients. VZV DNA was not detected in any other samples. No pediatric cases with Ogilvie's syndrome caused by VZV reactivation were demonstrated in this cohort. Additionally, no subclinical VZV reactivation was found in this cohort. Further study is needed to elucidate the precise incidence of pediatric Ogilvie's syndrome caused by VZV reactivation.

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Intestinal pseudo-obstruction caused by herpes zoster: Case report and pathophysiology

Cited by 19 publications

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Extracranial Herpetic Paresis

Extracranial Herpetic Paresis

Could Chronic Idiopatic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction Be Related to Viral Infections?

Frequency of subclinical herpes zoster in pediatric hematology‐oncology patients receiving chemotherapy: A retrospective cohort analysis

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