ArticleJournal of medical case reports2019
Herpes zoster and meningitis in an immunocompetent child: a case report.
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- Clinical Characteristics and Determinants of Complications in Pediatric Herpes Zoster Requiring Hospitalization.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Severe Disseminated Varicella Zoster in an Immunocompetent Adolescent: A Case Report.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2026Article
- Varicella-Zoster Disease of the Central Nervous System in Immunocompetent Children: Case Series and a Scoping Review.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Varicella zoster meningitis following COVID-19 vaccination: a report of two cases.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2022Article
- Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Child without a History of Varicella.Pediatric reports · 2021Article
- Twelve Children with Varicella Vaccine Meningitis: Neuropathogenesis of Reactivated Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine Virus.Viruses · 2020Review
- Encephalitis due to herpes zoster without rash in an immunocompetent 12-year-old girl: case report and review of the literature.BMC pediatrics · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundDevelopment of neurological complications of varicella zoster virus reactivation is relatively uncommon, particularly in an immunocompetent child. CASE PRESENTATION: An 11-year-old Asian girl presented with headache and skin rash on her left chest. She was diagnosed with meningitis, and herpes zoster was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction using cerebrospinal fluid. Acyclovir was administered intravenously. Given the favorable evolution of the clinical course, she was discharged from the hospital on day 8 of her illness. She had no apparent sequelae or comorbidities at the time of the 6-week follow-up.
conclusionsNeurological complications such as meningitis due to varicella zoster virus reactivation are uncommon, especially in an immunocompetent child; no specific immune deficiency was identified in our patient. We conclude that, although rare, varicella zoster virus should be recognized as a potential cause of viral meningitis in immunocompetent children.
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