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Disseminated zoster in an adult patient with extensive burns: a case report

BACKGROUND: Shingles (localized zoster) and disseminated zoster are caused by the reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV). Reactivation of VZV is related to impaired cell-mediated immunity. Extensive burns affecting a patient result in burn-related immunosuppression and cytokine storm. D...

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Autores principales: Kubota, Yoshitaka, Kosaka, Kentaro, Hokazono, Toshinori, Yamaji, Yoshihisa, Tezuka, Takafumi, Akita, Shinsuke, Kuriyama, Motone, Mitsukawa, Nobuyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6533767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31122255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-019-1179-8