Abstract
We report varicella-zoster virus (VZV) meningitis in a healthy adult woman with no antecedent rash and with hypoglycorrhachia. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination revealed the presence of VZV DNA, anti-VZV immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody, and intrathecal production of anti-VZV IgG antibody.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Acyclovir / therapeutic use
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Adult
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Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
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DNA, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
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Exanthema / complications*
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Female
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Glucose / cerebrospinal fluid*
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Headache / etiology
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Herpesvirus 3, Human / drug effects
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Herpesvirus 3, Human / genetics
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Herpesvirus 3, Human / isolation & purification*
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Humans
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Immunocompetence*
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Meningitis, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid*
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Meningitis, Viral / complications*
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Meningitis, Viral / drug therapy
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Meningitis, Viral / immunology
Substances
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Antiviral Agents
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DNA, Viral
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Glucose
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Acyclovir