Varicella zoster virus associated acute aseptic meningitis without exanthem in an immunocompetent 14-year-old boy

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-363

  Leahy, T Ronan ^a,b,d   Webb, David W M ^a   Hoey, Hilary ^a,c   Butler, Karina M ^b  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d National Children's Hospital ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEADACHE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VESICULAR RASH; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VOMITING;

EID: 41649096568     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318160ee11     Document Type: Article

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