Varicella-zoster virus acquired at 4 months of age reactivates at 24 months and causes encephalitis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster
- Herpesvirus 3, Human
- Virus Activation