title: [Varicella zoster meningitis with associated vasculitis in a two-month post-partum woman].
abstract: Reactivation of varicella zoster virus occurs more often in the elderly or immunocompromised persons. During pregnancy increased anti-inflammatory cellular response promotes tolerance of foetal antigens. Post-partum a shift towards an inflammatory response may facilitate the reoccurrence of latent infections. Varicella-associated vasculitis can lead to ischaemic lesions in the brain. We report a case of a two-month post-partum woman suffering from headache, nausea, vomiting, photophobia and radicular pain with varicella zoster meningitis and an ischaemic lesion in the splenium of corpus callosum.
authors.affiliation: christian.tersboel.pinkowsky.01@regionh.dk.
authors.forename: Sidsel Thorup
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Christian Tersbøl
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Pinkowsky
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir