Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2018;
51:390-392. [PMID:
29972576 DOI:
10.1590/0037-8682-0447-2017]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
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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