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Meningoencefalitis por virus Varicella-Zóster posterior a infección por SARS-CoV2: Reporte de dos casos

Translated title of the contribution: Meningoencephalitis caused by Varicella-Zoster virus after SARS-CoV2 infection: Two cases report
  • Alan Waich-Cohen
  • , Laura Vargas
  • , Sandra Jurado López
  • , José Luis Bustos
  • , Leidy Martínez
  • , Diego Acevedo
  • , Andrés Martínez

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Abstract

Meningoencephalitis caused by varicella zoster virus is a rare pathology that presents due to the reactivation of the virus in the organism OBJECTIVE: to describe the clinical presentation of two patients with VZV neuroinfection presented after a SARS CoV-2 infection. CASE REPORT: The first case is a 59 year old male with previous moderate SARS CoV-2 infection who presented meningoencephalitis and was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt´s Syndrome. The second case is a 37 year old female with previous SARS CoV-2 infection who presented with an acute onset headache and was documented with VZV neuroinfection.

Translated title of the contributionMeningoencephalitis caused by Varicella-Zoster virus after SARS-CoV2 infection: Two cases report
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)45-50
Number of pages6
JournalActa Neurologica Colombiana
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Apr 2022

Keywords

  • Encephalitis
  • Meningitis
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Varicella Zoster virus infection

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