Myelitis and Radiculitis Complicating Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation.

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop

Clínica de Diagnóstico por Imagem/DASA, Departamento de Radiologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Published: January 2021

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