Reactivation of chickenpox contracted in infancy.
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Abstract
Varicella zoster virus DNA in mononuclear cells was studied by the polymerase chain reaction to obtain virological evidence of reactivation in the children who had contracted chickenpox in infancy. The results appear to explain why chickenpox in infancy is a risk factor for herpes zoster in immunocompetent children.
Medical subject headings
- Chickenpox
- Herpes Zoster
- Herpesvirus 3, Human
- Virus Activation