HSV2 reactivation and myelitis following influenza vaccination

Abstract

We report the case of a 57 year-old woman who developed transverse myelitis and acute HSV-2 reactivation following influenza vaccination. Over the next 5 years, she experienced a fluctuating course of improvement and regression for both myelitis and herpes.

Keywords

• herpes simplex virus 2 (hsv-2)
• influenza vaccination
• myelitis