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A CASE OF HERPES ZOSTER ASSOCIATED ENCEPHALITIS TREATED WITH ACYCLOVIR
Author(s) -
BOWMAN R. V.,
LYTHALL D. A.,
WYTT C. N. DE
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1985.tb02730.x
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalitis , virology , aciclovir , dermatology , viral disease , herpesviridae , virus
The case of a 67 year old male who developed severe encephalitis associated with herpes zoster ophthalmicus is described. Encephalitis occurred in the absence of cutaneous dissemination and recovery followed treatment with Acyclovir.