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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2020

An Autopsy Case of Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis with Multiple Brain Lesions.

Tomohiro Suzuki, Syuichi Tetsuka, Tomoko Ogawa, Ritsuo Hashimoto, Shinya Okada, Hiroyuki Kato

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tomohiro SuzukiDepartment of Neurology, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Japan.
Syuichi TetsukaDepartment of Neurology, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Japan.
Tomoko OgawaDepartment of Neurology, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Japan.
Ritsuo HashimotoDepartment of Neurology, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Japan.
Shinya OkadaDepartment of Pathology, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Japan.
Hiroyuki KatoDepartment of Neurology, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Japan.
International University of Health and Welfare · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis in the absence of vasculopathy may rarely occur in association with herpes zoster. We herein report the case of a 67-year-old woman with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma undergoing chemotherapy who presented with an acute alteration in consciousness. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed multiple and nonspecific lesions of hyperintensity with mild edema in the cortex and subcortex. She was treated with intravenous acyclovir. However, two days after admission, the patient died and was diagnosed with VZV encephalitis. This case highlights the risk of VZV reactivation with severe neurological complications in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy.

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AcyclovirAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAntiviral AgentsAutopsyBrainCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinEncephalitis, Varicella ZosterFemaleHerpesvirus 3, HumanHumansLymphoma, Non-HodgkinMagnetic Resonance ImagingPrednisoneRituximabAcyclovirAntiviral AgentsCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinPrednisoneR-CHOP protocolRituximabVincristineencephalitishistopathologyvaricella-zoster virus

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PMID32238719
PMCPMC7402971
OpenAlexW3014100643

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