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Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis [PDF]
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. One of the potential complications of this infection is involvement of the central nervous system causing encephalitis.
Lizzi, Jared +2 more
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Toxic epidermal necrolysis in a 5-year-old boy - case report
Brazilian Dental Science, 2016 Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) are considered a spectrum of acute life-threatening mucocutaneous reaction that differ only in severity, often induced by drugs.
Pavan Puri +5 more
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A Rare Case of an Immunocompetent Male With Zoster Meningitis
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2020 Varicella zoster meningitis is an uncommon complication of herpes zoster, especially in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of a healthy 45-year-old male who developed aseptic meningitis as a result of reactivated varicella zoster virus infection.
Mohammed Ali Faluk MD +4 more
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Depressed youth, suicidality and antidepressants [PDF]
, 2005 The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.Robert D Goldney, Peter R Mansfield, Melissa K Raven, Jon N Jureidini, Joseph M Rey, Michael
Dudley, M. +6 more
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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Bilateral acute retinal necrosis caused by two separate viral etiologies
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: To describe an unusual case of bilateral acute retinal necrosis (ARN) that was caused by varicella zoster virus in one eye and Epstein-Barr virus in the fellow eye. Observations: A 67-year-old immunocompromised man presented with ARN in the left
Andrew M. Williams +3 more
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High prevalence of antibodies to human herpesvirus 8 in relatives of patients with classic Kaposi's sarcoma from Sardinia [PDF]
, 1998 A survey for antibodies to a recombinant small viral capsid antigen (sVCA) of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV‐8) was conducted in Sardinia, one of the world's highest incidence areas for classic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Prevalence of antibodies to HHV‐8 sVCA
Angeloni, Antonio +11 more
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Varicella-Zoster Virus Vaccine [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1997 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) vaccine (VARIVAX; Merck Research Laboratories [MRL], Merck & Co. Inc., West Point, PA) was licensed in the United States in 1995, after 14 years of clinical research in this country. Following licensure, VARIVAX was recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics [1] and the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices ...
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Infections with cytomegalovirus and other herpesviruses in 121 liver transplant recipients: Transmission by donated organ and the effect of OKT3 antibodies [PDF]
, 1988 One hundred twenty-one adult liver transplant recipients were studied for the incidence, risk factors, and morbidity associated with herpesviruses infections after transplantation. The overall incidence of infection was 59% for cytomegalovirus (CMV), 35%
Armstrong, JA +7 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Herpes zoster which is the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus, a pathogenic human alpha-herpes virus, following primary infection or chicken pox, is known to occur especially in advanced age and in the immunocompromised among other predisposing ...
BM Munasinghe +3 more
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