Herpes zoster serum in chicken-pox contacts with depressed immunological responses.

Herpes Zoster with Chicken-Pox and Lymphosarcoma

rash on the upper part of the chest and one day later he developed a general# rash which continued to erupt for two to three days. He was admitted to the Br# Royal Infirmary. Examination showed typical herpes zoster with some gangrefl0' areas in the third and fourth thoracic dermatomes on the upper chest running roU* to the back; also a widespread eruption consisting of vesicles, many with haem...

A Case Illustrating the Association between Chicken-Pox and Herpes Zoster

Simultaneous onset of herpes zoster in a father and son.

The Varicella Zoster virus persists in sensory nerve ganglion cells after chicken pox and gets reactivated to cause herpes zoster after variable periods of time as a result of waning of specific cellular immunity. Susceptible contacts of herpes zoster can develop chicken pox and very rarely herpes zoster. We report an interesting case of a father and his son who developed herpes zoster simultan...

Detection of varicella-zoster virus DNA by polymerase chain reaction in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients suffering from neurological complications associated with chicken pox or herpes zoster.

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with VZV infection associated with neurological symptoms. Positive results were obtained in three of five children with post-chicken pox cerebellitis and in seven of seven herpes zoster patients with neurological symptoms. The PCR thus provides a useful tool for the ear...

Intercostal Herpes Zoster Treated with Diphtheria Anti-Toxic Serum