Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literature
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Resumo: | Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) meningoencephalomyelitis is a rare but severe neurological complication of VZV reactivation in immunocompromised patients. We report the case of an HIV-infected individual who developed an acute and severe meningoencephalomyelitis accompanied by a disseminated cutaneous eruption due to VZV. The presence of VZV DNA in cerebrospinal fluid was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The patient started undergoing an intravenous acyclovir therapy with a mild recovery of neurological manifestations. Varicella-zoster virus should be included as a cause of acute meningoencephalomyelitis in patients with AIDS. Early diagnosis followed by specific therapy should modify the rapid and fulminant course for this kind of patients. |
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Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literatureVaricella-zoster virusMeningoencephalomyelitisAIDSVaricella-zoster virus (VZV) meningoencephalomyelitis is a rare but severe neurological complication of VZV reactivation in immunocompromised patients. We report the case of an HIV-infected individual who developed an acute and severe meningoencephalomyelitis accompanied by a disseminated cutaneous eruption due to VZV. The presence of VZV DNA in cerebrospinal fluid was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The patient started undergoing an intravenous acyclovir therapy with a mild recovery of neurological manifestations. Varicella-zoster virus should be included as a cause of acute meningoencephalomyelitis in patients with AIDS. Early diagnosis followed by specific therapy should modify the rapid and fulminant course for this kind of patients.Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT2011-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000600026Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.44 n.6 2011reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)instacron:SBMT10.1590/S0037-86822011000600026info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCorti,MarceloTrione,NorbertoVillafañe,María FlorenciaRisso,DanielYampolsky,ClaudioMamanna,Liliaeng2012-01-06T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0037-86822011000600026Revistahttps://www.sbmt.org.br/portal/revista/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||dalmo@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br|| rsbmt@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br1678-98490037-8682opendoar:2012-01-06T00:00Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)false |
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Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literature |
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Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literature |
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Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literature Corti,Marcelo Varicella-zoster virus Meningoencephalomyelitis AIDS |
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Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literature |
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Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literature |
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Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literature |
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Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literature |
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Acute meningoencephalomyelitis due to varicella-zoster virus in an AIDS patient: report of a case and review of the literature |
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Corti,Marcelo |
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Corti,Marcelo Trione,Norberto Villafañe,María Florencia Risso,Daniel Yampolsky,Claudio Mamanna,Lilia |
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Trione,Norberto Villafañe,María Florencia Risso,Daniel Yampolsky,Claudio Mamanna,Lilia |
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Corti,Marcelo Trione,Norberto Villafañe,María Florencia Risso,Daniel Yampolsky,Claudio Mamanna,Lilia |
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Varicella-zoster virus Meningoencephalomyelitis AIDS |
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Varicella-zoster virus Meningoencephalomyelitis AIDS |
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Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) meningoencephalomyelitis is a rare but severe neurological complication of VZV reactivation in immunocompromised patients. We report the case of an HIV-infected individual who developed an acute and severe meningoencephalomyelitis accompanied by a disseminated cutaneous eruption due to VZV. The presence of VZV DNA in cerebrospinal fluid was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The patient started undergoing an intravenous acyclovir therapy with a mild recovery of neurological manifestations. Varicella-zoster virus should be included as a cause of acute meningoencephalomyelitis in patients with AIDS. Early diagnosis followed by specific therapy should modify the rapid and fulminant course for this kind of patients. |
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