Varicella zoster virus meningitis in a previously immunized child.
We are reporting a previously well 5-year-old child with varicella-zoster meningitis who had a history of a previous immunization against varicella. This child also developed a transient sensorineural hearing loss. The child was treated with acyclovir and made a full recovery.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. jschwab@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
Joel
J
Schwab
Matthew
M
Ryan
D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000821:virology*
D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine