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 contribution | Meningoencephalitis caused by Varicella-Zoster virus after SARS-CoV2 infection: Two cases report |
|---|---|
| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 45-50 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Acta Neurologica Colombiana |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 27 Apr 2022 |
Keywords
- Encephalitis
- Meningitis
- SARS-CoV-2
- Varicella Zoster virus infection
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