Trends in Infection and Global Health
Vol 1, No 1 (2021): June 2021

A rare case of varicella zoster virus encephalitis in a 16 years old unvaccinated girl

Abdul Wali Khan (Department of Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan)
Abad Khan (Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan)
Muhammad Ishaq (Department of Medicine, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan)
Irfan Ullah (Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan)
Marhami Fahriani (Universitas Syiah Kuala)

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Publish Date
01 Sep 2021

Abstract

We reported a 16-year-old girl, with diffuse vesicular rashes all over the body, presented to the emergency department with altered mental status, irritability, persistent fever and one episode of a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. After thorough evaluation and investigations, the case was a varicella zoster-associated encephalitis in an unvaccinated patient. Appropriate treatment was initiated, the patient was then shifted to the critical care and subsequently discharged with no sequelae. Early diagnosis and treatment should be emphasized as they play an important role in the clinical outcome of chickenpox-associated encephalitis.

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Trends in Infection and Global Health
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TIGH

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Universitas Syiah Kuala

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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Tropical diseases Microbiology Epidemiology Public health Population health One Health Immunology Chronic diseases Surgical disease and surgical care Chemotherapy and pharmacology Maternal and child health Clinical tropical ...