Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child
AUTOR(ES)
Vieira, Marcelo Adriano da Cunha e Silva, Castro, Alzira Almeida de Sousa, Henriques, Daniele Freitas, Silva, Eliana Vieira Pinto da, Tavares, Fernando Neto, Martins, Lívia Carício, Guimarães, Lucas Melo, Monteiro, Talita Antonia Furtado, Azevedo, Raimunda do Socorro da Silva, Cruz, Ana Cecíclia Ribeiro, Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa
FONTE
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2018-06
RESUMO
Abstract 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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