ArticleBMC infectious diseases2020
An adult co-presented with varicella and herpes zoster caused by varicella zoster virus genotype J, China: a case report.
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- Sequential Varicella and Herpes Zoster in an Immunocompetent Adult.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Concurrent Varicella and Herpes Zoster in an Adult Caused by Varicella-Zoster Virus: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Brivudine as a successful treatment for herpes zoster combined with chickenpox.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2025Article
- Seroprevalence and Clinical Insights of Ocular Herpesvirus Infections: A Cross-Sectional Study Evaluating ELISA as a Diagnostic Tool.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- Recurrent herpes infection showing a new facial phenotype: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Varicella-zoster virus infection: a review about varicella and herpes zoster.Anais brasileiros de dermatologiaReview
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Abstract
backgroundVaricella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella primarily in childhood, and some rare adults also report varicella. Herpes zoster mainly occurs in adults by endogenous reactivation of latent VZV. Until now, varicella and herpes zoster have seldom been reported simultaneously in one patient. Here, we report a rare case co-presenting with varicella and herpes zoster in a Chinese adult. CASE PRESENTATION: A 44-year-old Chinese man suffered papules and vesicles with pain on the left ear. Five days after onset, he was admitted to the Department of Dermatology of The Third Hospital of Xiamen. Physical examination revealed that small vesicles surrounded by erythema had developed on his trunk, back and neck, and unilateral papules and vesicles in ribbons had also developed on the left ear. This patient was excluded from human immunodeficiency virus and Treponema pallidum infections by ELISA antibody tests. Laboratory tests revealed that the ratio of eosinophils (0.1%) and eosinophil count (0.0 × 10
conclusionsThis rare case highlights awareness of varicella and herpes zoster caused by VZV infection in adults. Our report provides novel insight into the rare clinical presentation of VZV genotype J.
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