ArticleBMJ case reports2018
Varicella zoster meningitis: an atypical case of zoster reactivation in immunocompetent young adult.
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- Varicella zoster virus meningitis with a dermatomal rash in immunocompetent hosts: a systematic review and novel case report.Journal of neurovirology · 2026Pooled it
- Varicella-zoster virus meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia, presenting with painless occipital herpes zoster mimicking atopic dermatitis.BMJ case reports · 2025Article
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- Zoster Sine Herpete: two unusual cases of varicella-zoster reactivation with atypical complaints of acute chest pain and severe headache.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Case report: aseptic meningitis secondary to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) without an exanthem post MMR vaccination.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Varicella-Zoster Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Male without Fever or Rash.Case reports in infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Concurrent maxillary herpes zoster, meningitis, focal cerebral arteriopathy, and ischemic stroke: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2020Article
- Varicella-zoster meningitis in an immunocompetent young man presenting with a painless erythematous rash.BMJ case reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Varicella virus is a neurotropic virus that can reactivate later in life to cause zoster or shingles. Typically, it affects elderly, immunocompromised population. We report an unusual case of an immunocompetent young adult presenting with occipital headache and zoster rash, without preherpetic and postherpetic neuralgia, who was diagnosed with varicella meningitis on Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). He was treated with intravenous acyclovir and later discharged on famciclovir. Diagnosis of varicella meningitis is difficult in the absence of typical features of zoster rash and requires high index of suspicion. Rapid diagnostic tests including varicella PCR and antithecal antibody testing can help in the confirmation of varicella zoster meningitis.
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