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Acyclovir-induced neurotoxicity with a positive cerebrospinal fluid varicella zoster PCR result creating a management dilemma: a case report
BACKGROUND: Varicella zoster virus central nervous system infections can present as aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis, and vasculopathy. Diagnosis is based on identification of varicella zoster virus deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the cerebrospinal fluid by polymerase chain reaction. Therap...
Autores principales: | Robertson, Kelli M., Harvey, Christopher L., Cunningham, John M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7500016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32943113 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02498-3 |
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