Varicella zoster virus meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia in the absence of rash in an immunocompetent woman. uri icon

Overview

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 date

  • April 1, 2009

Research

keywords

  • Exanthema
  • Glucose
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human
  • Immunocompetence
  • Meningitis, Viral

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC2754847

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 67650341516

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1080/13550280902725550

PubMed ID

  • 19255900

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 15

issue

  • 2