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

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2018 May-Jun;51(3):390-392. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0447-2017.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / virology*
  • Child
  • DNA, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Electroencephalography
  • Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / complications*
  • Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / diagnosis
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Virus Activation
  • Zika Virus / isolation & purification*
  • Zika Virus Infection / complications*
  • Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis

Substances

  • DNA, Viral