ArticleIDCases2018
Varicella-zoster virus meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia in a young immunocompetent adult without rash: A case report and literature review.
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- Clinical features and risk factors for Epstein-Barr virus-associated encephalitis: a retrospective cohort study.Virology journal · 2025Article
- Varicella-Zoster Virus Meningitis With Hypoglycorrhachia Mimicking Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Varicella-zoster virus meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia, presenting with painless occipital herpes zoster mimicking atopic dermatitis.BMJ case reports · 2025Article
- Varicella-zoster virus meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Atypical Manifestation of VZV Infection in a Vaccinated Immunocompetent Adult.Case reports in infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Segmental zoster paresis as a cause for persistent fever in an immunocompromised patient.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Varicella-zoster virus aseptic meningitis: an atypical presentation in an immunocompetent male patient.Oxford medical case reports · 2021Article
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- Varicella Zoster Meningitis with Hypoglycorrhachia on Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Analysis in a Young Immunocompetent Host without a Rash.The American journal of case reports · 2019Article
- Clinical characteristics and prognostic analysis of patients with herpesvirus meningitis/encephalitis based on cerebrospinal fluid mNGS positivity.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
Overt aseptic meningitis rarely complicates varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation in young and immunocompetent adults. Many of the cases of VZV meningitis are associated with an exanthem. We describe an otherwise healthy 36-year-old adult who had aseptic meningitis without skin rash, caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed lymphocytosis, increased total protein, and low glucose. Diagnosis was made by polymerase chain reaction in CSF. The present case highlights the fact that VZV should be considered as a cause of aseptic meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia in healthy and young individuals, even in the absence of an exanthem.
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