Multiple Cerebral Infarcts Due to Varicella-Zoster Virus Large-Vessel Vasculopathy in an Immunocompetent Adult without Skin Involvement | Zendy

Nasir Ahmad | Zendy; Susan E. Boruchoff | Zendy

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Multiple Cerebral Infarcts Due to Varicella-Zoster Virus Large-Vessel Vasculopathy in an Immunocompetent Adult without Skin Involvement

Author(s) -

Nasir Ahmad,

Susan E. Boruchoff

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/375693

Subject(s) - medicine , varicella zoster virus , cerebrospinal fluid , virus , chickenpox , skin lesion , pathology , dermatology , virology

We report the case of a 52-year-old immunocompetent man with varicella-zoster virus large-vessel vasculopathy and multiple bilateral cerebral infarcts who had no history of skin involvement. Etiologic diagnosis was made by isolation of varicella-zoster virus from a cerebrospinal fluid specimen. The patient had marked improvement in mental status after acyclovir therapy was initiated.

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