Focal Encephalitis Following Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation Without Rash in a Healthy Immunized Young Adult

Herein we describe an episode of focal varicella-zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis in a healthy young man with neither rash nor radicular pain. The symptoms began with headaches and seizures, after which magnetic resonance imaging detected a single hyperintense lesion in the left temporal lobe. Becaus...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infectious diseases 2014-09, Vol.210 (5), p.713-716
Hauptverfasser:	Halling, Geoffrey, Giannini, Caterina, Britton, Jeffrey W., Lee, Ricky W., Watson, Robert E., Terrell, Christine L., Parney, Ian F., Buckingham, Erin M., Carpenter, John E., Grose, Charles
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Brain - diagnostic imaging Brain - pathology Chickenpox Chickenpox vaccines DNA, Viral - genetics DNA, Viral - isolation & purification Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster - diagnosis Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster - pathology Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster - physiopathology Exanthema Exanthema - pathology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Herpes zoster Herpesvirus 3, Human - immunology Herpesvirus 3, Human - isolation & purification Human herpesvirus 3 Humans Immunohistochemistry Infectious diseases Magnetic Resonance Imaging Major and Brief Reports Male Medical sciences Microbiology Miscellaneous Neurons Pain - physiopathology Radiography Seizures - diagnosis Seizures - etiology Temporal lobe Trigeminal ganglion Varicella zoster encephalitis Varicella-zoster virus Virology Virus Activation VIRUSES Young Adult
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