Varicella-zoster virus acquired at 4 months of age reactivates at 24 months and causes encephalitis
| Autor: | Calabri Gb, Luisa Galli, Maurizio de Martino, Elena Chiappini, Salvi G |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Herpesvirus 3 Human viruses medicine.disease_cause Virus Central nervous system disease Cerebrospinal fluid medicine Humans Encephalitis Varicella Zoster Chickenpox integumentary system business.industry Varicella zoster virus Age Factors virus diseases Infant biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Immunology Virus Activation Viral disease Immunocompetence business Encephalitis |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of pediatrics. 140(2) |
| ISSN: | 0022-3476 |
| Popis: | Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation in the brain caused encephalitis in a 2-year-old immunocompetent child who had chickenpox 20 months before. Radiologic findings were consistent with large to medium-vessel-vasculitis. VZV-DNA was detected in cerebrospinal fluid. Early acquisition of VZV may predispose to major neurologic complications that can occur years after the primary infection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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