Encephalomyelitis After Varicella Zoster Reactivation in an Immunocompromised Patient

A 33-year-old man with HIV/AIDS (CD4 50) with a recent diagnosis of disseminated mycobacterium avium complex presented 3 months later with headaches, new-onset seizures, right-sided blindness, and flaccid lower extremity paralysis. Lumbar puncture showed a lymphocytic pleocytosis and an elevated protein of 887