[Acute pancreatitis associated with varicella-zoster virus infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome].
A patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who developed acute pancreatitis (AP) during the course of a disseminated herpes zoster is presented. Diagnosis was based on the simultaneity of abdominal pain with hyperamylasemia, the dissemination of the cutaneous lesions and the positive varicella-zoster virus serology at titres 1/640. Response to acyclovir treatment was spectacular. To our knowledge this is the second case of AP produced by the varicella-zoster virus and the first described in the course of disseminated herpes zoster. We believe that the varicella-zoster virus should be included within the causes of AP in patients with the human immunodeficiency virus.
Fernández de la Puebla Giménez
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RA
Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Regional Universitario Reina, Sofía, Córdoba.
Lechuga Varona
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T
Kindelan Jaquotot
J M
JM
Jurado Jiménez
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R
Delgado Blanco
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M
de Non-Louis y Persson
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E
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000382:microbiology*
Pancreatitis aguda asociada a infección por virus de la varicela-zoster en un paciente con síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida.