Varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient without a rash

Scand J Infect Dis. 2010 Aug;42(8):631-3. doi: 10.3109/00365540903510716.

Abstract

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is an unusual cause of meningoencephalitis in the immunocompetent patient. Most cases of VZV-associated aseptic meningitis or encephalitis are associated with the skin rash of primary varicella, localized herpes zoster, or disseminated zoster. We report a case of VZV meningoencephalitis without a rash occurring in a normal host.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / virology
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • DNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / diagnosis*
  • Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / pathology*
  • Exanthema / pathology*
  • Female
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Skin / pathology*

Substances

  • DNA, Viral