Detection of varicella-zoster virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid in an infant with herpes zoster

Pediatr Int. 2022 Jan;64(1):e14852. doi: 10.1111/ped.14852. Epub 2021 Nov 22.

Authors

Kei Ishikawa¹, Takeshi Irimada¹, Makoto Anzo¹, Ei Kinai²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 34808007
DOI: 10.1111/ped.14852

No abstract available

Keywords: cerebrospinal fluid; infantile herpes zoster; meningitis; polymerase chain reaction; varicella-zoster virus.

MeSH terms

Acyclovir
DNA
DNA, Viral
Herpes Zoster* / diagnosis
Herpesvirus 3, Human*
Humans
Infant

Substances

DNA, Viral
DNA
Acyclovir