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Herpes zoster following Streptococcus suis infection: A case report

Author(s) -

Putu Shinta Widari Tirka,

Ni Made Puspawati,

Tommy Sarongku,

I Putu Eka Widyadharma

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

romanian journal of neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111

H-Index - 4

eISSN - 2069-6094

pISSN - 1843-8148

DOI - 10.37897/rjn.2021.4.22

Subject(s) - immune system , medicine , streptococcus suis , meningitis , herpes simplex virus , disease , immunology , virology , penicillin , presentation (obstetrics) , virus , antibiotics , biology , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , surgery , biochemistry , virulence , gene

Background. Herpes zoster is a disease caused by reactivation of endogenous viruses that cause local dermatomal disorders characterized by unilateral radicular pain and vesicular dermatomal eruption. Some of the factors that responsible for reactivation of the herpes zoster virus are older age and low immune status. Case presentation. A 54-years-old presenting with meningitis after consumed a raw pork. Five days later developed herpes zoster. Conclusions. Herpes simplex reactivation in Streptococcus suis infection might relate to low immune system caused by the poor immune response to antibody and the use of high-dose systemic steroid.

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