title: Herpes zoster and meningitis due to reactivation of varicella vaccine virus in an immunocompetent child.
abstract: Neurologic complications from varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation are rare. In this article, we describe a previously immunized child who developed herpes zoster with meningitis. Vaccine strain of VZV was recovered from a skin swab and the cerebrospinal fluid. Reactivation of the vaccine strain of VZV should be recognized as a potential cause of meningitis in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA. jyhan@umn.edu
authors.forename: Jin-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Sing Sing
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Way
mesh_terms: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine; D002648:Child; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000821:virology; D014775:Virus Activation
chemical_list: D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine