Herpes zoster and meningitis due to reactivation of varicella vaccine virus in an immunocompetent child

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 266-268

  Han, Jin Young ^a   Hanson, David C ^a   Way, Sing Sing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

herpes zoster; meningitis; varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; ERYTHEMA; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; MENINGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 79951681503     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f63cf9     Document Type: Article

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