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Sequential Varicella and Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Adult
Clinical Case ReportsVaricella and herpes zoster, caused by primary infection and reactivation of varicella‐zoster virus (VZV) respectively, can present with a wide spectrum of cutaneous and systemic complications.
Bibek Sharma, Supriya Paudel
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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria-Associated Acute Cutaneous Thrombosis and Haemolysis in the Setting of Parvovirus B19 and Varicella Zoster Virus Infection. [PDF]
EJHaemABSTRACT A 28‐year‐old male with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) presented with headache, nasal bridge discomfort and haemoglobinuria. He developed a macular‐papular rash which rapidly progressed into purpura, necrosis and peri‐orbital oedema. Investigations demonstrated severe haemolytic anaemia and acute parvovirus B19 infection.
Potter LJ +9 more
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Case report: Relapsed disseminated cutaneous herpes zoster successfully treated with brivudine
European Journal of Inflammation, 2023 A 64-year-old man presented with painful rash on the trunk and extremities for more than half a month. Nephrotic syndrome had been diagnosed 2 years ago and had been regularly treated with glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants.
Mengdi Feng +2 more
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Varicella Zoster Virus Vasculopathy [PDF]
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a ubiquitous, exclusively human alphaherpesvirus that produces varicella then becomes latent in ganglionic neurons. In elderly and immunocompromised individuals, VZV reactivates and typically produces herpes zoster. Studies of patients with VZV vasculopathy have identified key clinical, imaging, and laboratory features ...
Maria A, Nagel, Andrew N, Bubak
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Zoster-associated limb paralysis mimicking acute stroke: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Varicella zoster virus is a Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) virus exclusively affecting humans. Reactivation of varicella zoster virus causes herpes zoster with vesicular eruptions in a restricted dermatomal distribution.
Chamara Dalugama +3 more
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Varicella Zoster Virus Infection: Clinical Features, Molecular Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention. [PDF]
MedComm (2020)This review focuses on the clinical features, molecular mechanisms, treatment methods, and preventive measures of the VZV, with the aim of providing a theoretical basis for the development of new treatment and prevention methods for HZ. ABSTRACT Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a ubiquitous human herpesvirus that establishes lifelong latency and causes ...
Peng L +8 more
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South African Family Practice, 2018 Herpes zoster or Shingles is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chicken-pox (varicella). Primary infection with varicella-zoster virus causes chicken-pox (varicella), then the virus persists in nerve ganglia of sensory but
M. H. Motswaledi
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Varicella Zoster Infection in Infancy (A Very Rare Case Report) [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 2020 Background: Herpes zoster occurs due to reactivation of varicella zoster-virus (VZV) that is latent in dorsal root ganglion cells after primary varicella infection. It can occur in any age but is very rare during infancy.
Mohammad Razmyar, Abdolkarim Hamedi
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Clinical features of varicella-zoster virus infection [PDF]
, 2018 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human herpes virus that causes varicella (chickenpox) as a primary infection, following which it becomes latent in peripheral ganglia.
Gershon, Anne A., Kennedy, Peter G.E.
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1996 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a ubiquitous human alphaherpesvirus that causes varicella (chicken pox) and herpes zoster (shingles). Varicella is a common childhood illness, characterized by fever, viremia, and scattered vesicular lesions of the skin.
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