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Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child.
- Source :
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2018 May-Jun; Vol. 51 (3), pp. 390-392. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- We report a case of encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the central nervous system of a Brazilian child. This case raises the possibility that reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus may be a mechanism of neurological impairment induced by acquired Zika virus infection.
- Subjects :
- Child
DNA, Viral cerebrospinal fluid
Electroencephalography
Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster diagnosis
Humans
Male
Virus Activation
Zika Virus Infection diagnosis
Cerebrospinal Fluid virology
Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster complications
Herpesvirus 3, Human isolation & purification
Zika Virus isolation & purification
Zika Virus Infection complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1678-9849
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 29972576
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0447-2017