Herpes zoster and meningitis resulting from reactivation of varicella vaccine virus in an immunocompetent child.
Ann Emerg Med
; 53(6): 792-5, 2009 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19028409
ABSTRACT
Herpes zoster complicated by meningitis has been mainly reported in immunocompromised patients after reactivation of wild-type varicella-zoster virus. We present one of the first cases of aseptic meningitis after herpes zoster caused by reactivation of vaccine-type varicella-zoster virus in an immunocompetent child. We also highlight the increasing role of both wild-type and vaccine strains of varicella-zoster virus as a cause of viral meningoencephalitis and the use of appropriate laboratory tools to rapidly and accurately identify the virus in order to provide prompt patient care and management.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Chickenpox Vaccine
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Herpes Zoster
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Immunocompetence
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Meningitis, Viral
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Emerg Med
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
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