A Case of Aseptic Meningitis with Herpes Zoster.

Lee,  Joo Hee; Kim,  Yeong Seon; Suh,  Eun Sook

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Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society 2005;13(2):267-270.
Published online November 30, 2005.

A Case of Aseptic Meningitis with Herpes Zoster.

Joo Hee Lee, Yeong Seon Kim, Eun Sook Suh

Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Herpes zoster is not a common disease in healthy children. Neurologic complications can occur to herpes zoster patients but rare in immunocompetent children. It usually affects patients with immunocompromised or impaired cellular immunity. Aseptic meningitis is especially rare in the various neurologic complications that are induced by varicella-zoster virus. We experienced a case of herpes zoster meningitis in a previously healthy child.

Key Words: Herpes zoster, Varicella-zoster virus, Aseptic meningitis, Neurologic complications

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