Chronic Varicella-Zoster Virus Myelitis Without Cutaneous Eruption in a Patient with AIDS: Report of a Fatal Case

1995 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 986-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. Manian ◽  
M. Kindred ◽  
K. H. Fulling
Keyword(s):  
Varicella Zoster Virus ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Cutaneous Eruption ◽  
Varicella Zoster

scholarly journals Detection of varicella-zoster virus DNA in ocular samples from patients with uveitis but no cutaneous eruption

Eye ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 684-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Stavrou ◽  
S M Mitchell ◽  
J D Fox ◽  
M W Hope-Ross ◽  
P I Murray
Keyword(s):  
Varicella Zoster Virus ◽  
Cutaneous Eruption ◽  
Varicella Zoster

Distribution of human herpesvirus 6 and varicella-zoster virus in organs of a fatal case with exanthem subitum and varicella

1996 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 590-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
TAKESHI UEDA ◽  
YOKO MIYAKE ◽  
KOJI IMOTO ◽  
SHIGENORI HATTORI ◽  
SUSUMU MIYAKE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Varicella Zoster Virus ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 6 ◽  
Varicella Zoster ◽  
Exanthem Subitum ◽  
Herpesvirus 6

scholarly journals Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literature

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 784-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Corti ◽  
Norberto Trione ◽  
María Florencia Villafañe ◽  
Daniel Risso ◽  
Claudio Yampolsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Varicella Zoster Virus ◽  
Infected Individual ◽  
Neurological Complication ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Specific Therapy ◽  
Cutaneous Eruption ◽  
Varicella Zoster ◽  
Intravenous Acyclovir ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Acyclovir Therapy

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) meningoencephalomyelitis is a rare but severe neurological complication of VZV reactivation in immunocompromised patients. We report the case of an HIV-infected individual who developed an acute and severe meningoencephalomyelitis accompanied by a disseminated cutaneous eruption due to VZV. The presence of VZV DNA in cerebrospinal fluid was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The patient started undergoing an intravenous acyclovir therapy with a mild recovery of neurological manifestations. Varicella-zoster virus should be included as a cause of acute meningoencephalomyelitis in patients with AIDS. Early diagnosis followed by specific therapy should modify the rapid and fulminant course for this kind of patients.

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