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ArticleSouthern African journal of infectious diseases2026

Contemporaneous varicella and zoster or disseminated zoster? A diagnostic challenge in an HIV-positive child.

Wendy Batyi, Tshepile Tlali, Preethi John, Matilda Mphahlele

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Article in Southern African journal of infectious diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Wendy BatyiDepartment of Dermatology, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Gauteng Department of Health, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9998-3279
Tshepile TlaliDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4286-4888
Preethi JohnDepartment of Dermatology, Tambo Memorial Hospital, Gauteng Department of Health, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8154-7570
Matilda MphahleleDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8297-0403

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary infection with Varicella-Zoster virus causes varicella (chickenpox). Thereafter, following reactivation after a period of latency, it can cause zoster (shingles). Simultaneous occurrence of varicella and zoster is rare, particularly in children. Contribution: We describe an 11-year-old girl, HIV-positive, but not receiving antiretrovirals, who presented with contemporaneous varicella and zoster, with the possibility of disseminated zoster also considered.

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contemporaneousdisseminatedvaricellaVaricella-Zoster viruszoster

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PMID42267095
PMCPMC13243788

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