Aseptic meningitis caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in two immunocompetent patients

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 815-818

  Mogensen, Trine H ^a   Larsen, Carsten Schade ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DIZZINESS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS MENINGITIS; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADULT; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 33748115824     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540600617033     Document Type: Article

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