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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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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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Immunity to varicella zoster virus among pregnant women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2019 Infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) in pregnancy may lead to serious outcomes both for the mother and the newborn. Targeted screening and vaccination of non-immune women during reproductive age could prevent varicella infection in pregnancy ...
Mirinaviciute, Grazina +3 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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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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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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Evolution of Cocirculating Varicella-Zoster Virus Genotypes during a Chickenpox Outbreak in Guinea-Bissau [PDF]
, 2014 Varicella zoster virus (VZV), a double-stranded DNA alphaherpesvirus, is associated with seasonal outbreaks of varicella in non-immunised populations. Little is known about whether these outbreaks are associated with a single or multiple viral genotypes ...
Breuer, J +13 more
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The epidemiology of Herpes zoster in an urban population [PDF]
A community-based case-control study was carried out in South London, to investigate the determinants of herpes zoster in adults without underlying immunosuppression.
Thomas, Sara Loraine Monro
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IDCases, 2021 A single varicella infection usually causes lifelong immunity, so recurrent varicella infection is considered rare. Reactivation of the virus as herpes zoster usually develops after a latent period.
Nuntouchaporn Amonchaisakda +1 more
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Einstein (São Paulo), 2022 Objective To analyze data from children who were previously healthy and presented with post-varicella arterial ischemic stroke upon arrival when admitted to the emergency room, with focus on the clinical/laboratory aspects, and neurocognitive ...
Regina Maria Rodrigues +7 more
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