Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism associated with Varicella Zoster Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A case report and literature review
Association of Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) with a considerable variety of complications has been well documented throughout literature. Primary infection, most often seen in children, is generally characterized by mild symptoms, as opposed to the more severe presentations in adult and immunocomprom...
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| author | Alexandra Gillispie Sofanit Dessie Rodrigo Aguilar Kemnasom Nwanwene Ghassan Bandak Elie Khalil Imran Khawaja |
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| description | Association of Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) with a considerable variety of complications has been well documented throughout literature. Primary infection, most often seen in children, is generally characterized by mild symptoms, as opposed to the more severe presentations in adult and immunocompromised populations. Manifestations of disseminated VZV include dermatologic, pulmonary, neurologic, and ocular involvement. Vascular and hematologic complications are also reported and sometimes pose serious health threat. We present an interesting case of disseminated VZV infection, complicated by meningitis, encephalitis, and bilateral pulmonary embolism in an otherwise immunocompetent 52-year-old man with no prior chicken pox exposure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca4466fefabb463e89d0a0ecc8f853d92022-12-21T19:10:23ZengMarshall UniversityMarshall Journal of Medicine2379-95362020-10-0164333810.33470/2379-9536.1299Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism associated with Varicella Zoster Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A case report and literature reviewAlexandra Gillispie0Sofanit Dessie 1Rodrigo Aguilar2Kemnasom Nwanwene3Ghassan Bandak 4Elie Khalil 5Imran Khawaja 6Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineMarshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineMarshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineMarshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineMarshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineMarshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineMarshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineAssociation of Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) with a considerable variety of complications has been well documented throughout literature. Primary infection, most often seen in children, is generally characterized by mild symptoms, as opposed to the more severe presentations in adult and immunocompromised populations. Manifestations of disseminated VZV include dermatologic, pulmonary, neurologic, and ocular involvement. Vascular and hematologic complications are also reported and sometimes pose serious health threat. We present an interesting case of disseminated VZV infection, complicated by meningitis, encephalitis, and bilateral pulmonary embolism in an otherwise immunocompetent 52-year-old man with no prior chicken pox exposure.https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1299&context=mjmvaricellapulmonary embolismlupus anticoagulant |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Gillispie Sofanit Dessie Rodrigo Aguilar Kemnasom Nwanwene Ghassan Bandak Elie Khalil Imran Khawaja Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism associated with Varicella Zoster Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A case report and literature review Marshall Journal of Medicine varicella pulmonary embolism lupus anticoagulant |
| title | Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism associated with Varicella Zoster Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A case report and literature review |
| title_full | Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism associated with Varicella Zoster Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism associated with Varicella Zoster Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism associated with Varicella Zoster Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A case report and literature review |
| title_short | Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism associated with Varicella Zoster Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A case report and literature review |
| title_sort | bilateral pulmonary embolism associated with varicella zoster meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent adult a case report and literature review |
| topic | varicella pulmonary embolism lupus anticoagulant |
| url | https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1299&context=mjm |
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