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World J Clin Cases. Feb 26, 2023; 11(6): 1419-1425
Published online Feb 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i6.1419
Published online Feb 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i6.1419
Transverse myelitis caused by herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccination: A case report
Su-Yeon Cho, Bo-Hyun Jang, Suk-Whee Kim, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, South Korea
Jun-Won Seo, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University, College of Medicine, Gwangju 61453, South Korea
Kyung-Joon Lim, Hyun-Young Lee, Dong-Joon Kim, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University, College of Medicine, Gwangju 61453, South Korea
Author contributions: Lee HY conceived the article; Kim SW and Kim DJ collected the data; Seo JW and Lee HY assembled the data; Cho SY, Seo JW, Kim SW, Lim KJ, Lee HY, Kim DJ provided the study materials, write the manuscript and approved the manuscript.
Supported by Research fund from Chosun University Hospital , 2022.
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Corresponding author: Dong-Joon Kim, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University, College of Medicine, Pilmun-daero 365, Gwangju 61453, South Korea. djkim@chosun.ac.kr
Received: November 30, 2022
Peer-review started: November 30, 2022
First decision: January 17, 2023
Revised: January 17, 2023
Accepted: February 3, 2023
Article in press: February 3, 2023
Published online: February 26, 2023
Peer-review started: November 30, 2022
First decision: January 17, 2023
Revised: January 17, 2023
Accepted: February 3, 2023
Article in press: February 3, 2023
Published online: February 26, 2023
Core Tip
Core Tip: Reports are increasing that transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare herpes zoster (HZ) complication and is linked to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. HZ following the COVID-19 vaccination may lead to more severe complications due to the vaccine immunocompromising the patient. Typically, complications like TM from HZ may be rare, and difficult to diagnose. If there is diagnosis confusion, TM will progress rapidly, delaying the appropriate treatment. A critical point is to implement appropriate HZ therapy without delay simultaneously with neurological examination to evaluate TM progress and treatment and HZ care with pain control to protect against complications like postherpetic neuralgia.