Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis

Varicella zoster virus in the adult patient most commonly presents as shingles. Shingles is a painful vesicular eruption localized to a specific dermatome of the body. One of the potential complications of this infection is involvement of the central nervous system causing encephalitis. An increased...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jared Lizzi, Tyler Hill, Julian Jakubowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2019-11-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/661614bt