MENINGOENCEPHALITIS DUE TO VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS IN AIDS PATIENTS. REPORT OF ELEVEN CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Autor: Maia Priarone, Natalia Vittar, Marcelo Corti, Leonardo Gilardi, María F. Villafañe, Lilia Mammana, María C. Banco

Publikováno v: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 57, Iss 6, Pp 505-508 (2015)
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 57 No. 6 (2015); 505-508
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 57 Núm. 6 (2015); 505-508
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 57 n. 6 (2015); 505-508
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Neurological complications of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) are infrequent and include various clinical pictures. The reactivation of VZV in patients with AIDS is generally associated with an acute and severe meningoencephalitis. We report the epidemi

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https://doi.org/10.1590/s0036-46652015000600007