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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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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 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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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis Treated with Infliximab
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021 Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a rare complication of herpes zoster that results from reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the geniculate ganglion of the VII cranial nerve.
Margarida Gaudencio +5 more
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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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Haematologica, 2012 Background After allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation patients are at increased risk for herpes zoster as long as varicella-zoster virus specific T-cell reconstitution is impaired.
Patrick Kleemann +12 more
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Varicella Exposure in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a Low Resource Country: Successful Prophylaxis with Intravenous Immunoglobulins [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 2019 Background: Varicella-zoster infection is a serious and potentially fatal disease, especially among newborns.Several studies have described postnatal varicella zoster exposure among neonates and reported on the efficacy of varicella-zoster ...
Manar Al-lawama +5 more
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Disseminated herpes zoster ophthalmicus in an immunocompetent 8-year old boy
Clinics and Practice, 2013 Varicella results from a primary infection with the varicella virus while herpes zoster is caused by a reactivation of a latent infection. Dissemination of herpes zoster is uncommon in immunocompetent individuals. Reports of disseminated herpes zoster in
Regina Eziuka Oladokun +2 more
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