Varicella-zoster virus and cerebral aneurysm: case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | Marcella McGuinn, Nina M. Clark, Nikhil Bhayani, Prachi Ranade |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Herpesvirus 3 Human viruses medicine.medical_treatment Vertebral artery Embolism Acyclovir medicine.disease_cause Antiviral Agents Herpes Zoster Virus Aneurysm medicine.artery medicine Humans Embolization Vertebral Artery Chickenpox integumentary system business.industry Varicella zoster virus virus diseases Anticoagulants Intracranial Aneurysm medicine.disease Surgery Dissection Infectious Diseases Renal transplant business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 47(1) |
| ISSN: | 1537-6591 |
| Popis: | We report a case of varicella-zoster vasculopathy that occurred in a 42-year-old renal transplant recipient with concurrent vertebral artery aneurysm and dissection. The patient was successfully treated with embolization and acyclovir therapy. Here, we review the English literature regarding the association of varicella-zoster virus infection with cerebral aneurysm. |
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