Fatal varicella-zoster virus antigen-positive giant cell arteritis of the central nervous system

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 653-656

  Berger, Thomas M ^a,c   Caduff, JÜRG H ^a   Gebbers, Jan Olaf ^b  

^a Kinderspital Luzern ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Pathologische Institut am Kantonsspital Luzern   (Switzerland)

^c Kinderspital Luzern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Chickenpox; Childhood; Giant cell arteritis; Stroke; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHICKENPOX; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0033943989     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200007000-00015     Document Type: Article

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