title: Varicella zoster virus encephalitis in a previously healthy five-year-old child with herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
authors.forename: Noa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ofek-Shlomai
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Averbuch
authors.forename: Dana G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Engelhard
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D020804:Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000212:Acyclovir