Category Archives: Infectious Diseases

Varicella Zoster is the Cause of Giant Cell Arteritis

Posted on March 21, 2016 by

Background Giant cell arteritis is an inflammatory condition of certain blood vessels that presents in the elderly. Those vessels affected include the: temporal artery resulting in headache and scalp tenderness over the inflamed artery, ciliary artery resulting in ischaemic optic … Continue reading →

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis and Enterovirus D68

Posted on May 14, 2015 by

Background Enteroviruses, which may cause gastroenteritis or upper respiratory tract infections, are well-known to have neurotropism – a predilection in a proportion of individuals to spread to certain types of neurones, thereby resulting in characteristic neurological syndromes that occur after … Continue reading →

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