Infect Chemother.
2021 Jun;53(2):391-394. 10.3947/ic.2020.0154.
Range of Varicella Zoster Co-Infections with COVID-19, Singapore
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- 1Division of Infectious Diseases, University Medicine Cluster, National University Health System, Singapore
- 2Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- 3Division of Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
- 4Molecular Diagnosis Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
- KMID: 2517471
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2020.0154
Abstract
- There have been recent descriptions of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting as ‘varicella-like exanthem’. We report three cases of patients with VaricellaZoster Virus (VZV) and COVID-19 co-infections, presenting in three varied ways. These cases highlight the need for heightened alertness to how such co-infections can present, to pick up overlapping ‘dual pathologies’ during this current pandemic given that infection control measures including airborne precautions are crucial for both COVID-19 and VZV.
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