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A case of viral meningitis due to Varicella Zoster virus infection in a young adult male
A 36-year-old male with headaches was empirically treated for herpes simplex virus meningitis; CSF PCR testing later confirmed varicella zoster virus meningitis. Valacyclovir was increased to 2 g QID for remaining duration of therapy with full recovery. This case highlights the importance of compreh...
Autores principales: | Nebeluk, Nazary, Lukin, Robert, Alkayali, Talal, Talwani, Rohit |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10542008/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37786647 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01899 |
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