LABORATORY STUDIES ON THE VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS

[Laboratory diagnosis of varicella-zoster virus infections].

Laboratory diagnosis of varicella-zoster virus infections

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Varicella zoster virus.

Because of its ability to produce two clinically distinct disease entities (chickenpox and shingles), varicella zoster virus (VZV) is an unusual etiologic agent. Although in the past viral exanthems were mostly only of academic interest to the practitioner, the development of antiviral agents and the newly approved varicella (OKA) vaccine have increased the clinical significance. Also, with the...

Varicella-zoster virus myeloencephalitis☆

A 47-year-old woman with history of systemic lupus erythematous on prednisolone presented to our emergency department with fever and back pain for 5 days along with progressive muscle weakness on left lower leg. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed pleocytosis with mononuclear leukocyte predominance. Brain and spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) revealed multiple high intensity areas on cerebr...

Varicella-Zoster Virus

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is one of the eight herpesviruses that infects humans. The virus causes two diseases, varicella (chickenpox) and zoster (shingles) (1). Varicella is primarily an illness of children, although as many as 5% of adults in the United States may be susceptible. Zoster is caused by reactivation of latent VZV infection in sensory ganglia, which resulted during the attack o...