Varicella Zoster Vasculopathy Exacerbated by Tofacitinib in a Patient With Ulcerative Colitis

Stroke. 2023 Jun;54(6):e246-e250. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.042228. Epub 2023 Apr 6.

Authors

Kyle A Lyman¹, Anirudh Sreekrishnan¹, Prateek Thatikunta¹, Ryan McConnell², Maarten G Lansberg¹, Christina M Mijalski Sells¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA (K.A.L., A.S., P.T., M.G.L., C.M.M.S.).
² Department of Gastroenterology, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, CA (R.M.).

PMID: 37021571
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.042228

No abstract available

Keywords: aged; brain; herpes zoster; humans; prednisone; seizures.

MeSH terms

Chickenpox*
Colitis, Ulcerative* / complications
Colitis, Ulcerative* / drug therapy
Herpes Zoster* / complications
Herpes Zoster* / drug therapy
Herpesvirus 3, Human
Humans

Substances

tofacitinib