ArticleClinical journal of gastroenterology2022
Visceral disseminated varicella-zoster virus infection in an immunocompetent host.
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- Disseminated Visceral Varicella Presenting as Gastric Ulcers.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2026Article
- Varicella-Zoster Virus-Associated Esophagogastritis.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2026Article
- Periarterial Fat Stranding as a Diagnostic Marker for Visceral Disseminated Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Article
- Mutations in Coding and Non-Coding Regions in Varicella-Zoster Virus Causing Fatal Hemorrhagic Fever Without Rash in an Immunocompetent Patient: Case Report.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2023Article
- Disseminated Zoster Involving the Whole Body in an Immunocompetent Patient Complaining of Left Leg Radiating Pain and Weakness: A Case Report and Literature Review.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) can cause visceral disseminated VZV infection in immunocompromised patients. We experienced visceral disseminated VZV infection in an immunocompetent host. A 78-year-old woman visited our hospital complaining of abdominal pain that had persisted for 7 days. On day 3 after admission, a skin rash with blisters appeared mainly on her head and trunk that was diagnosed as generalized zoster via rapid skin VZV diagnostic kit. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed gastric erosions, and VZV was detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction testing of the gastric mucosal biopsy specimen. Computed tomography imaging also revealed pancreatitis and colitis, and she was diagnosed as having visceral disseminated VZV infection involving multiple organs. She was treated with acyclovir intravenously, after which her skin rash and abdominal pain disappeared. Because visceral disseminated VZV infection can occur in immunocompetent patients, this disease should be considered in patients with unexplained inflammatory lesions of the gastrointestinal tract or pancreas.
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