title: Herpes zoster associated encephalitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College Trivandrum.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kathirvel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vijayalekshmy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abhayambika
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir