Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child

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作者
da Cunha e Silva Vieira, Marcelo Adriano [1 ,2 ,3 ]
de Sousa Castro, Alzira Almeida [4 ]
Henriques, Daniele Freitas [5 ]
Pinto da Silva, Eliana Vieira [5 ]
Tavares, Fernando Neto [6 ]
Martins, Livia Caricio [5 ]
Guimaraes, Lucas Melo [7 ]
Furtado Monteiro, Talita Antonia [3 ,6 ]
da Silva Azevedo, Raimunda do Socorro [5 ]
Ribeiro Cruz, Ana Cecilia [5 ]
da Costa Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando [5 ]
机构
[1] Secretaria Estado Saude Piaui, Inst Doencas Trop Natan Portella, Teresina, PI, Brazil
[2] Fundacao Municipal Saude Teresina, Diretoria Vigilancia Saude, Teresina, PI, Brazil
[3] Inst Evandro Chagas, Programa Posgrad Virol, Ananindeua, PA, Brazil
[4] Secretaria Estado Saude Piaui, Hosp Infantil Lucidio Portella, Teresina, PI, Brazil
[5] Inst Evandro Chagas, Secao Arbovirol & Febres Hemorrag, Ananindeua, PA, Brazil
[6] Inst Evandro Chagas, Secao Virol Geral, Ananindeua, PA, Brazil
[7] Fundacao Municipal Saude Teresina, Hosp Urgencias Teresina Dr Zenon Rocha Filho, Teresina, PI, Brazil
关键词
Encephalitis; Human herpesvirus 3; Zika virus infection; PCR;
D O I
10.1590/0037-8682-0447-2017
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:390 / 392
页数:3
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