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Case Report • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 51 (03) • May-Jun 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0447-2017   copy

Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child

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Abstract

We report a case of encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the central nervous system of a Brazilian child. This case raises the possibility that reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus may be a mechanism of neurological impairment induced by acquired Zika virus infection.

Keywords:
Encephalitis; Human herpesvirus 3; Zika virus infection

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