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

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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2018; 6(6): 132-138
Published online Jun 16, 2018. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i6.132

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Figure 4 Possible theory explains how varicella-zoster virus reaches the enteric nervous system, causing direct injury to submucosal and myenteric plexus. Either T-Lymphocytes carry the virus from dorsal root ganglion or progeny virus migrates along the axons of neurones in a retrograde fashion. ENS: Enteric nervous system; VZV: Varicella-zoster virus.

Citation: Anaya-Prado R, Pérez-Navarro JV, Corona-Nakamura A, Anaya-Fernández MM, Anaya-Fernández R, Izaguirre-Pérez ME. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction caused by herpes zoster: Case report and pathophysiology. World J Clin Cases 2018; 6(6): 132-138
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v6.i6.132