Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism associated with Varicella Zoster Meningoencephalitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: A case report and literature review

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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Main Authors: Alexandra Gillispie, Sofanit Dessie, Rodrigo Aguilar, Kemnasom Nwanwene, Ghassan Bandak, Elie Khalil, Imran Khawaja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marshall University 2020-10-01
Series:Marshall Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
varicella
pulmonary embolism
lupus anticoagulant
Online Access:https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1299&context=mjm

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