title: Disseminated cutaneous zoster and aseptic meningitis in a previously healthy patient.
abstract: A previously healthy, 37-year-old immunocompetent man presented with disseminated cutaneous zoster and aseptic meningitis. Varicella zoster virus DNA was recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by the polymerase chain reaction. Cytological evaluation of the CSF revealed 'reactive, highly atypical lymphocytosis'. The patient fully recovered after treatment with aciclovir.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, U.S.A.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moriuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moriuchi
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trucksis
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral; D000212:Acyclovir