Herpes zoster during varicella

Authors
Lau, BH Lin, MI Lin, HC
Citation
Bh. Lau et al., Herpes zoster during varicella, PEDIAT INF, 20(9), 2001, pp. 915-916
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
ISSN journal
08913668 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
915 - 916
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-3668(200109)20:9<915:HZDV>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A 4-year-old boy had varicella infection. Two days later vesicular lesions clustered within the left 10th thoracic dermatome. Varicella-zoster virus I gM antibody in serum was positive. He was diagnosed with varicella infectio n combined with herpes zoster. This is the first case report in the medical literature.