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Varicella-zoster virus-associated central nervous system infection in immunocompromised vs. immunocompetent herpes zoster patients: a comparative study [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology
ObjectivesVaricella-zoster virus (VZV) is a significant pathogen of viral central nervous system (CNS) infections. There are many studies on VZV-associated CNS infections, but there is currently a lack of large-sample comparative studies on VZV ...
Jun Wang, Yanrong Yuan, Yan Zhang, Huili Liu, Jing Han, Yongxing Yan   +5 more
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A novel case of autosomal recessive CARD11 loss-of-function underlying impaired antiviral immunity and a review of literature. [PDF]

Clin Transl Immunology
We report on a patient homozygous for a novel autosomal recessive loss‐of‐function CARD11 variant, with susceptibility to live attenuated virus (LAV) vaccines and impaired clearance of multiple naturally acquired respiratory viral infections. Inborn errors of immunity affecting the CARD11‐BCL10‐MALT1 (CBM) complex should be considered in individuals ...
Anderson H, Verryt C, Keating P, Saunders T, Dalton S, Hock BD, Goddard L, Drake K, Werno A, O'Donnell J, Stinson JR, Snow AL, Hsiao KC.   +12 more
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The nature of lesions of the central nervous system in infections, caused by Varicella Zoster virus

Детские инфекции (Москва), 2023
Varicella Zoster virus can cause damage to the nervous system, more often in the form of meningitis and meningoencephalitis.Purpose: to identify the nature of damage to the central nervous system during infections caused by the Varicella Zoster virus ...
S. N. Eshmolov, E. G. Klimovitskaya, M. N. Kuzmina, I. G. Sitnikov   +3 more
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Acyclovir-induced neurotoxicity with a positive cerebrospinal fluid varicella zoster PCR result creating a management dilemma: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020
Background Varicella zoster virus central nervous system infections can present as aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis, and vasculopathy.
Kelli M. Robertson, Christopher L. Harvey, John M. Cunningham   +2 more
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Varicella-zoster Virus Encephalitis in an Immunocompetent Child Without Vaccination

Journal of Pediatric Research, 2023
Chickenpox, the primary infection of the Varicella-zoster virus (VZV), is usually a benign, self-limiting disease and it rarely causes severe complications. Encephalitis is a rare neurological complication of VZV in previously healthy children. We report
Gizem Güner Özenen, Aybüke Akaslan Kara, Arife Özer, Miray Yılmaz Çelebi, Mustafa Gülderen, Fahri Yüce Ayhan, Ünsal Yılmaz   +6 more
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Varicella zoster virus infection of the central nervous system – 10 year experience from a tertiary hospital in South India

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2017
Introduction: Varicella zoster virus is an exclusively human neurotrophic virus. The primary infection with the virus causes varicella. The virus remains latent in nervous tissue and upon secondary activation causes a variety of syndromes involving the ...
Ronald Albert Benton Carey, Vignesh Kumar Chandiraseharan, Anitha Jasper, Tunny Sebastian, Chrusolitha Gujjarlamudi, Sowmya Sathyendra, Anand Zachariah, Asha Mary Abraham, Thambu David Sudarsanam   +8 more
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Varicella zoster immune globulin (human) (VARIZIG) in immunocompromised patients: a subgroup analysis for safety and outcomes from a large, expanded-access program

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Immunocompromised children and adults are at increased risk for severe disease and death following varicella zoster virus infection. Varicella zoster immune globulin (human) (VARIZIG) is recommended for post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent or ...
Hayley Gans, Roy F. Chemaly
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Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2019
Varicella zoster virus in the adult patient most commonly presents as shingles. Shingles is a painful vesicular eruption localized to a specific dermatome of the body.
Jared Lizzi, Tyler Hill, Julian Jakubowski   +2 more
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Superior Orbital Fissure Syndrome and Ophthalmoplegia Caused by Varicella Zoster Virus with No Skin Eruption in a Patient Treated with Tumor Necrosis Alpha Inhibitor

Case Reports in Neurology, 2015
Varicella zoster virus lies dormant in the dorsal root ganglia after symptomatic chicken pox infection, usually in childhood. If the virus reactivates in the trigeminal ganglia, it can cause varicella zoster ophthalmicus, which can have severe ocular ...
Helene Jensen, Sidsel Thorup Thomsen, Stine Scott Hansen, Signe Bruun Munksgaard, Mette Lindelof   +4 more
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Use of the FilmArray® Meningitis/Encephalitis panel to detect pathogenic microorganisms in cerebrospinal fluid specimens: a single-center retrospective study

Journal of International Medical Research, 2022
Objective Meningitis and encephalitis are neurological emergencies requiring rapid diagnosis and treatment. The performance of the FilmArray® Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) panel, a multiplex polymerase chain reaction test, and conventional methods for ...
Makoto Hara, Masaki Ishihara, Hideto Nakajima   +2 more
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