Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) can cause variable disease states in individuals with intact and compromised immune systems. Both meningoencephalitis and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) are uncommon, life-threatening entities associated with VZV. There are few reported cases of TTP due to VZV...

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Main Authors: Zachary Mostel, Ben Anthony Nguyen, Louis Costanzo, Sarah Bankhead, Parinaz Ayat, Harsha Taluru, Anoop Puskoor, Zahra Ahmed, Edwin Chiu, Adam El Sehamy, David Nathaniel Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
meningoencephalitis
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
varicella zoster virus
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2023;volume=15;issue=4;spage=172;epage=174;aulast=Mostel

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