Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.
2007 Nov;14(2):188-193. 10.14776/kjpid.2007.14.2.188.
Two cases of varicella zoster meningitis in immunocompetent children
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dankook University Cheonan, Republic of Korea. ehchung@dankook.ac.kr
- KMID: 2439952
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.14776/kjpid.2007.14.2.188
Abstract
- Varicella-zoster virus is a human herpesvirus that causes chickenpox (varicella), becomes latent in cranial nerve and dorsal root ganglia, and frequently reactivates to produce shingles (zoster) and postherpetic neuralgia. Varicella zoster meningitis is a rare complication after varicella zoster infection. It usually affects a patient of immunocompromised or impaired cellular immunity, is rare in a immunocompetent child. We report two cases of aseptic meningitis in association with varicella zoster, not having any complication in the immunocompetent children.
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