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*[[Cerebellitis]]: may show diffuse symmetric abnormal high signal intensity and swelling of the cerebellar cortex
*[[Cerebellitis]]: may show diffuse symmetric abnormal high signal intensity and swelling of the cerebellar cortex
*[[Vasculitis]]: MRI may show an area of infarction of the cerebral cortex
*[[Vasculitis]]: MRI may show an area of infarction of the cerebral cortex
*[[Myelitis]]: spinal cord lesions appear as hyper intense
*[[Myelitis]]: spinal cord lesions appear as hyperintense
*In rare cases of chronic active herpes zoster infection, MRI shows extensive swelling and enhancement of the involved [[dorsal root ganglion]] and nerve roots
*In rare cases of chronic active herpes zoster infection, MRI shows extensive swelling and enhancement of the involved [[dorsal root ganglion]] and nerve roots



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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]

Overview

Imaging is not routinely done to diagnose herpes zoster infection. However, it may be used as part of the work-up of the several but rare complications of herpes zoster infection.

Other Imaging Findings

MRI

MRI may be used to provide clues for the diagnosis of herpes zoster infection and its complications. However, it is not routinely done in the diagnosis of the infection. Some of the complications and their associated MRI findings include:[1][2]

  • Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: in Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, cranial nerve VII appears hyperintense
  • Cerebellitis: may show diffuse symmetric abnormal high signal intensity and swelling of the cerebellar cortex
  • Vasculitis: MRI may show an area of infarction of the cerebral cortex
  • Myelitis: spinal cord lesions appear as hyperintense
  • In rare cases of chronic active herpes zoster infection, MRI shows extensive swelling and enhancement of the involved dorsal root ganglion and nerve roots

References

  1. Soares BP, Provenzale JM (2016). "Imaging of Herpesvirus Infections of the CNS". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 206 (1): 39–48. doi:10.2214/AJR.15.15314. PMID 26700334.
  2. Blumenthal DT, Salzman KL, Baringer JR, Forghani B, Gilden DH (2004). "MRI abnormalities in chronic active varicella zoster infection". Neurology. 63 (8): 1538–9. PMID 15505191.

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