Herpes zoster associated encephalitis.
Herpes zoster associated encephalitis is a very rare complication of herpes zoster. We are reporting a young healthy man who developed this complication along with the usual cutaneous presentation of herpes zoster. He was successfully treated with acyclovir.
Raju
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D
Department of Medicine, Medical College Trivandrum.
Mathew
T
T
Kathirvel
H
H
Vijayalekshmy
N
N
Abhayambika
K
K
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000293:Adolescent; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male
D000212:Acyclovir