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CNS vasculitis with reactivation of varicella-zoster virus

MedGen UID:
1815071
Concept ID:
C5706165
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0034319

Definition

A vasculopathy in the central nervous system (CNS) following reactivation of varicella-zoster virus due to a productive viral infection of both large and small cerebral arteries. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCNS vasculitis with reactivation of varicella-zoster virus

Conditions with this feature

Immunodeficiency 101 (varicella zoster virus-specific)
MedGen UID:
1810668
Concept ID:
C5676983
Disease or Syndrome
Immunodeficiency-101 (varicella zoster virus-specific) (IMD101) is an autosomal dominant immunologic condition characterized by reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection in adulthood after primary childhood infection with VZV. The viral reactivation manifests as central nervous system vasculitis with stroke-like episodes and lacunar infarcts on brain imaging. Features include headache, hemiparesis, impaired balance, and other neurologic signs. The disorder results from an impaired innate immune response specifically to VZV DNA. Affected individuals do not have increased susceptibility to other infections. Treatment with acyclovir is effective (Carter-Timofte et al., 2018).

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PubMed

Kennedy PG
Neurotherapeutics 2016 Jul;13(3):509-13. doi: 10.1007/s13311-016-0430-x. PMID: 27032406Free PMC Article

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Etiology

Maher MD, Douglas VP, Douglas KAA, Collens SI, Gilbert AL, Torun N, Klein JP, Sobrin L, Buchbinder BR, Gupta R, Mukerji SS, Chwalisz BK
J Neurol Sci 2022 Jun 15;437:120262. Epub 2022 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120262. PMID: 35489173
Dyachenko PA
Wiad Lek 2019;72(9 cz 2):1765-1768. PMID: 31622263
Amlie-Lefond C, Gilden D
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2016 Jul;25(7):1561-1569. Epub 2016 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.03.052. PMID: 27138380Free PMC Article
Spiegel R, Miron D, Lumelsky D, Horovitz Y
J Child Neurol 2010 Jan;25(1):87-90. Epub 2009 Jun 3 doi: 10.1177/0883073809336296. PMID: 19494359

Diagnosis

Maher MD, Douglas VP, Douglas KAA, Collens SI, Gilbert AL, Torun N, Klein JP, Sobrin L, Buchbinder BR, Gupta R, Mukerji SS, Chwalisz BK
J Neurol Sci 2022 Jun 15;437:120262. Epub 2022 Apr 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120262. PMID: 35489173
Sammel AM, Smith S, Nguyen K, Laurent R, Brewer J, Hall N, Little CB
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020 Aug 1;59(8):1992-1996. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez556. PMID: 31776576
Dyachenko PA
Wiad Lek 2019;72(9 cz 2):1765-1768. PMID: 31622263
Lotan I, Steiner I
J Neurol Sci 2017 Apr 15;375:158-159. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.053. PMID: 28320119
Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Gilden DH
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001 Jun;125(6):770-80. doi: 10.5858/2001-125-0770-VZVIOT. PMID: 11371229

Therapy

Quan SC, Skondra D
Optom Vis Sci 2019 May;96(5):367-371. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001370. PMID: 31046020
Lotan I, Steiner I
J Neurol Sci 2017 Apr 15;375:158-159. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.053. PMID: 28320119
Amlie-Lefond C, Gilden D
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2016 Jul;25(7):1561-1569. Epub 2016 Apr 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.03.052. PMID: 27138380Free PMC Article
Spiegel R, Miron D, Lumelsky D, Horovitz Y
J Child Neurol 2010 Jan;25(1):87-90. Epub 2009 Jun 3 doi: 10.1177/0883073809336296. PMID: 19494359
Kosa SC, Younge BR, Kumar N
Cephalalgia 2010 Feb;30(2):239-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2009.01880.x. PMID: 19438922

Prognosis

Dyachenko PA
Wiad Lek 2019;72(9 cz 2):1765-1768. PMID: 31622263
Quan SC, Skondra D
Optom Vis Sci 2019 May;96(5):367-371. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001370. PMID: 31046020
Lotan I, Steiner I
J Neurol Sci 2017 Apr 15;375:158-159. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.01.053. PMID: 28320119
Spiegel R, Miron D, Lumelsky D, Horovitz Y
J Child Neurol 2010 Jan;25(1):87-90. Epub 2009 Jun 3 doi: 10.1177/0883073809336296. PMID: 19494359
Baskin HJ, Hedlund G
Pediatr Radiol 2007 Oct;37(10):949-63. Epub 2007 May 22 doi: 10.1007/s00247-007-0506-1. PMID: 17572889

Clinical prediction guides

Dyachenko PA
Wiad Lek 2019;72(9 cz 2):1765-1768. PMID: 31622263
Martin JR, Mitchell WJ, Henken DB
Brain Pathol 1990 Sep;1(1):6-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1990.tb00631.x. PMID: 1669695

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