Fulminant varicella hepatitis in a human immunodeficiency virus infected patient: case report and review of the literature

Catherine Lechiche; Vincent Le Moing; Pierre François Perrigault; Jacques Reynes

doi:10.1080/00365540600561785

Fulminant varicella hepatitis in a human immunodeficiency virus infected patient: case report and review of the literature

Scand J Infect Dis. 2006;38(10):929-31. doi: 10.1080/00365540600561785.

Authors

Catherine Lechiche¹, Vincent Le Moing, Pierre François Perrigault, Jacques Reynes

Affiliation

¹ Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Centre Hospitalier Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, France.

PMID: 17008242
DOI: 10.1080/00365540600561785

Abstract

We report the case of a 35-y-old HIV-infected female, who presented fulminant varicella hepatitis and recovered under medical treatment. Varicella zoster virus is an uncommon cause of acute liver disease which occurs mainly in immunocompromised patients. Acyclovir is the cornerstone of the treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / virology
Acyclovir / therapeutic use*
Adult
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
Female
HIV Infections / complications*
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / drug therapy*
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / etiology
Hepatitis, Viral, Human / virology
Herpesvirus 3, Human / isolation & purification*
Humans

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Acyclovir