Varicella reactivation presenting as shingles and aseptic meningitis in an immunocompetent 11-year-old boy

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 May;48(4):435-7. doi: 10.1177/0009922808329748. Epub 2009 Jan 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
  • Chickenpox / blood
  • Chickenpox / diagnosis*
  • Chickenpox / virology
  • Child
  • Herpes Zoster / diagnosis*
  • Herpes Zoster / drug therapy
  • Herpes Zoster / virology
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / immunology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / diagnosis*
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / drug therapy
  • Meningitis, Aseptic / virology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Recurrence
  • Spinal Puncture
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antiviral Agents
  • Vancomycin
  • Cefotaxime
  • Acyclovir