Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child

We report a case of encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the central nervous system of a Brazilian child. This case raises the possibility that reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus may be a mechanism of neurological impairment i...

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Autores: Vieira, Marcelo Adriano da Cunha e Silva, Castro, Alzira Almeida de Souza, Henriques, Daniele Freitas, Silva, Eliana Vieira Pinto da, Tavares Neto, Fernando, Martins, Lívia Caricio, Guimarães, Lucas Melo, Monteiro, Talita Antônia Furtado, Azevedo, Raimunda do Socorro da Silva, Cruz, Ana Cecília Ribeiro, Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC)
Repositorio:Repositório Digital do Instituto Evandro Chagas (Patuá)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:patua.iec.gov.br:iec/3325
Acceso en línea:https://patua.iec.gov.br/handle/iec/3325
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Encefalite / patologia
Encefalite por Arbovirus
Herpesvirus Humano 3 / patogenicidade
Infecção pelo Zika virus
Sistema Nervoso / anatomia & histologia
Encefalite por Varicela Zoster
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Sumario:We report a case of encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the central nervous system of a Brazilian child. This case raises the possibility that reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus may be a mechanism of neurological impairment induced by acquired Zika virus infection.

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