Cutaneous Vasculitis and Central Nervous System Infarctions due to Varicella Zoster Virus Vasculopathy in an Immunocompromised Patient

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection commonly presents as varicella during childhood, and zoster, later in life. Here, we present a rare and interesting case of VZV infection that manifested with both cerebral and spinal infarctions and cutaneous vasculitis in the absence of a classic vesicular ra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in transplantation 2020-04, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Araj, Faris G., Bjorkman, Carol, Michelis, Katherine C., Flores Rosario, Karen
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection commonly presents as varicella during childhood, and zoster, later in life. Here, we present a rare and interesting case of VZV infection that manifested with both cerebral and spinal infarctions and cutaneous vasculitis in the absence of a classic vesicular rash in an immunocompromised patient.
ISSN:2090-6943
2090-6951
DOI:10.1155/2020/5049627