Given the multiple vesicular and crusted lesions, disseminated varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection was identified as the most likely cause. It was then ascertained from the patient and family that ...

Varicella & Herpes Zoster. Varicella is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), an enveloped dsDNA virus responsible for varicella ... is a severe form of disseminated cutaneous HSV infection, ...

The differentiation between primary varicella and reactivation disseminated zoster can be difficult, especially if the latter did not start in a clearly defined dermatome prior to spread.

There is a high risk for disseminated disease in immunocompromised persons (up to 36% in one report), most often pneumonia and/or encephalitis. It is estimated that 500,000 to 1 million episodes ...

One patient experienced disseminated varicella infection after starting tofacitinib. The investigators discovered that this patient was the sole participant who did not have chicken pox in the past.

WASHINGTON D.C: A recent study has shed some light on how the live varicella-zoster vaccine, which is given to protect against shingles, should be used in arthr E-PAPER NATION ...

Disseminated varicella-zoster virus infection with the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone. Arch Intern Med 1983; 143 : 1270–1271. Article Google Scholar ...

One patient experienced disseminated varicella infection after starting tofacitinib. The investigators discovered that this patient was the sole participant who did not have chicken pox in the past.

A female adolescent being treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma had febrile neutropenia, diffuse abdominal pain, varicella–zoster infection, recurrent rash, and respiratory distress. She had received ...