Concurrent Reactivation of Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Viruses Confirmed by the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay

Concurrent reactivation of herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses is rare. Here, we describe the case of an elderly patient with herpes labialis and herpes zoster manifesting as a right-side facial eruption with vesicles and crusting. The loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay demo...

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Autores principales: Kobayashi, Tsukane, Yagami, Akiko, Suzuki, Kayoko, Yoshikawa, Tetsushi, Matsunaga, Kayoko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2014
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Published online: January, 2014
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24575004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000358005
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author Kobayashi, Tsukane
Yagami, Akiko
Suzuki, Kayoko
Yoshikawa, Tetsushi
Matsunaga, Kayoko
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description Concurrent reactivation of herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses is rare. Here, we describe the case of an elderly patient with herpes labialis and herpes zoster manifesting as a right-side facial eruption with vesicles and crusting. The loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay demonstrated the presence of both herpes simplex virus type 1 and varicella zoster virus in swab samples taken from the face, which was confirmed by real-time PCR, suggesting concurrent reactivation of both viruses. The use of the LAMP assay in the present case indicates its usefulness in the diagnosis of atypical herpes infections.
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spelling pubmed-39346812014-02-26 Concurrent Reactivation of Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Viruses Confirmed by the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay Kobayashi, Tsukane Yagami, Akiko Suzuki, Kayoko Yoshikawa, Tetsushi Matsunaga, Kayoko Case Rep Dermatol Published online: January, 2014 Concurrent reactivation of herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses is rare. Here, we describe the case of an elderly patient with herpes labialis and herpes zoster manifesting as a right-side facial eruption with vesicles and crusting. The loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay demonstrated the presence of both herpes simplex virus type 1 and varicella zoster virus in swab samples taken from the face, which was confirmed by real-time PCR, suggesting concurrent reactivation of both viruses. The use of the LAMP assay in the present case indicates its usefulness in the diagnosis of atypical herpes infections. S. Karger AG 2014-01-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3934681/ /pubmed/24575004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000358005 Text en Copyright © 2014 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC) (www.karger.com/OA-license), applicable to the online version of the article only. Users may download, print and share this work on the Internet for noncommercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited, and a link to the original work on http://www.karger.com and the terms of this license are included in any shared versions.
spellingShingle Published online: January, 2014
Kobayashi, Tsukane
Yagami, Akiko
Suzuki, Kayoko
Yoshikawa, Tetsushi
Matsunaga, Kayoko
Concurrent Reactivation of Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Viruses Confirmed by the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay
title Concurrent Reactivation of Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Viruses Confirmed by the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay
title_full Concurrent Reactivation of Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Viruses Confirmed by the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay
title_fullStr Concurrent Reactivation of Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Viruses Confirmed by the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay
title_full_unstemmed Concurrent Reactivation of Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Viruses Confirmed by the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay
title_short Concurrent Reactivation of Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Viruses Confirmed by the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay
title_sort concurrent reactivation of herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses confirmed by the loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay
topic Published online: January, 2014
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24575004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000358005
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