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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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
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| description | 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 and this may be the first case of TTP due to VZV meningoencephalitis confirmed through lumbar puncture. The literature tends to emphasize that this pathology mostly occurs in immunocompromised hosts. Here, we present a unique case of TTP due to VZV meningoencephalitis in a patient that was immunocompetent. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f7fcc4484e94a00ba6cf480d807ca6f2024-04-01T06:01:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Global Infectious Diseases0974-777X2023-01-0115417217410.4103/jgid.jgid_241_22Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patientZachary MostelBen Anthony NguyenLouis CostanzoSarah BankheadParinaz AyatHarsha TaluruAnoop PuskoorZahra AhmedEdwin ChiuAdam El SehamyDavid Nathaniel SmithVaricella-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 and this may be the first case of TTP due to VZV meningoencephalitis confirmed through lumbar puncture. The literature tends to emphasize that this pathology mostly occurs in immunocompromised hosts. Here, we present a unique case of TTP due to VZV meningoencephalitis in a patient that was immunocompetent.http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2023;volume=15;issue=4;spage=172;epage=174;aulast=Mostelmeningoencephalitisthrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuravaricella zoster virus |
| spellingShingle | 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 Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient Journal of Global Infectious Diseases meningoencephalitis thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura varicella zoster virus |
| title | Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_full | Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_fullStr | Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_short | Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to varicella-zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient |
| title_sort | thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura due to varicella zoster virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent patient |
| topic | meningoencephalitis thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura varicella zoster virus |
| url | 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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