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...
| Autor principal: | Vieira, Marcelo Adriano da Cunha e Silva |
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| Outros Autores: | Castro, Alzira Almeida de Souza, Henriques, Daniele Freitas, Silva, Eliana Vieira Pinto da, Tavares Neto, Fernando, Martins, L?via Car?cio, Guimar?es, Lucas Melo, Monteiro, Talita Ant?nia Furtado, Azevedo, Raimunda do Socorro da Silva, Cruz, Ana Cec?lia Ribeiro, Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | eng |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
2018
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http://patua.iec.gov.br//handle/iec/3325 |
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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. |