Focal Encephalitis Following Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation without Rash

J Gordon Millichap; John J Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-28-10-1

Pediatric Neurology Briefs (Oct 2014)

Focal Encephalitis Following Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation without Rash

J Gordon Millichap,
John J Millichap

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J Gordon Millichap: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
John J Millichap: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-28-10-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 10
pp. 73 – 74

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Staff members at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, report a healthy 22-year-old man with a focal encephalitis following varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation without rash, triggered by varicella vaccination required for employment in a hospital

Published in Pediatric Neurology Briefs

ISSN: 1043-3155 (Print); 2166-6482 (Online)
Publisher: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: http://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com

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