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Herpes zoster-associated encephalitis in a patient undergoing CAPD: case report and literature review.

Abstract
Neurological complications of varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation have rarely been described in dialysis patients. We report a case of a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patient who developed herpes zoster encephalitis. The patient was treated with acyclovir and steroids and had a slow but complete return to her prior cognitive status. The available literature is reviewed and the differential diagnosis with acyclovir toxicity is discussed.
AuthorsKim C E Sigaloff, Carola W H de Fijter
JournalPeritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (Perit Dial Int) 2007 Jul-Aug Vol. 27 Issue 4 Pg. 391-4 ISSN: 0896-8608 [Print] United States
PMID17602144 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antiviral Agents
  • DNA, Viral
  • Acyclovir
Topics
  • Acyclovir (therapeutic use)
  • Aged
  • Antiviral Agents (therapeutic use)
  • DNA, Viral (analysis)
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electroencephalography
  • Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster (complications, drug therapy, virology)
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human (genetics)
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic (complications, therapy)
  • Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction

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