Pure sensory polyneuropathy of herpes virus origin associated with meningoencephalitis. A case report.

A patient who had meningoencephalitis and corneal inflammation originating in a herpes virus infection sustained severe pure sensory polyneuropathy with superficial pain sensitivity and proprioceptive sensory deficits. The sensory deficiencies were diagnosed both in clinical and in electromyographic testings. The clinical EMG picture pointed to a pure sensory polyneuroplathy with a viral background according to blood serum and CSF examinations.