herpes zoster/fever

A 71-year-old man presented with herpes zoster ophthalmicus and ocular involvement. Following the institution of intravenous therapy with acyclovir, the patient developed fever, hemoptysis, and a pleural friction rub. A ventilation-perfusion lung scan showed no defects; roentgenograms showed

We present a case of unknown fever and abnormal liver functions which developed during the course of pain management for herpes zoster with repeated epidural blocks with 0.5% lidocaine 10 ml. The patient was a 67 year old woman. At her first admission to dermatology, there were no abnormal findings

An immunocompetent 64-year-old women presented with brachial herpes zoster (HZ) infection 3 days after vaccination against yellow fever (YF). The lesions disappeared after antiviral treatment. There are very few reports of a possible association between YF vaccination and HZ infection. This case

BACKGROUND An infection by herpes zoster virus is a common and important cause of encephalitis. Herpes zoster virus encephalitis if not treated promptly can result in significant morbidity and mortality. The diagnosis of herpes zoster virus encephalitis is based on clinical history, examination,

Acute herpes-zoster infection is a painful dermatomal lesion that can be manifested by a wide array of neurologic symptoms. We present a 55-year-old female with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, who developed a left sciatic pain involving the S roots. Two weeks later, the patient developed fever and vesicular

Chickenpox in immunocompromised individuals is potentially fatal and should be treated with intravenous acyclovir as soon as it is recognized. Data from four double-blind, placebo-controlled trials in the USA provide a sound scientific basis for using acyclovir to treat chickenpox in immunocompetent

BACKGROUND Herpes zoster is due to reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) at the sensory nerve ganglia. Some reports indicate that there might be differences in the pattern of presentation of herpes zoster in HIV infected patients. The objective of this study therefore, is to compare the

A 46-year-old healthy man suffered from sore throat, fever and right otalgia. On the next day, he developed hoarseness and difficulty in swallowing. On the 6th day, he suffered from vertigo, nausea and vomiting associated with unsteady gait. He was admitted to the otorhinolaryngology department in

BACKGROUND This study was performed during an era of partial vaccination with varicella vaccine in Israel to characterize ambulatory pediatric herpes zoster (HZ) cases in a population with partial varicella vaccination coverage. METHODS Data were collected from computerized databases of a population

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to analyze the clinical characteristics and fluid alterations in neurologic infection by varicella herpes zoster virus in hospitalized patients. METHODS A retrospective study of the cases with neurologic involvement by the varicella herpes zoster virus in

The efficacy of r-interferon alpha 2a (IFM) versus acyclovir (ACV) and vitamin therapy in the treatment of herpes zoster is reported. A total of 305 patients were randomly divided into 3 groups. One million units of IFN were administered i.n. once a day for 6 days in 223 cases, oral ACV 200 mg five

We describe here a 71-year-old man who had herpes zoster encephalitis. He developed high fever, headache and disturbance of consciousness on 1st, May, 1998. On admission, neurological examination revealed disturbance of consciousness with restlessness and meningeal signs. Brain MRI (T 1 and T 2