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Varicella vaccine meningoencephalitis in a child receiving autologous bone marrow transplantation
CONCLUSIONS: Our experience highlights the importance of conducting a thorough medical history regarding vaccination and serological status of newly immunocompromised patients. Intensive chemotherapy succeeding live vaccine administration <4 weeks could have influenced early and severe viral reactivation. Early initiation of prophylactic antiviral treatment is questioned in such circumstances.PMID:37395442 | DOI:10.1111/petr.14562
Source: Herpes - July 3, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Raad Coralie Chebel Ziad Renaud Christian Teira Pierre Buteau Chantal Tapi éro Bruce Ovetchkine Philippe Source Type: research
Disseminated vaccine-induced varicella infection in a kidney transplant recipient
Am J Transplant. 2023 Jun 5:S1600-6135(23)00522-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.05.034. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 33-year-old kidney transplant (KT) recipient presented with a disseminated pruritic, painful, vesicular rash and hepatitis three weeks after receiving a varicella vaccine (VAR). A skin lesion biopsy sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for genotyping confirmed vaccine-strain varicella-zoster virus (VZV) (Oka strain; vOka). The patient was successfully treated with intravenous acyclovir during a prolonged hospital stay. This case supports the contraindication of VAR in adult KT recipient...
Source: Herpes - June 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Megan A Berman Richard E Rupp Source Type: research
Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Shingles with an Immunostimulatory Vaccine Virus and Acyclovir
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2023 Feb 1;16(2):226. doi: 10.3390/ph16020226.ABSTRACTPractically the entire global population is infected by herpesviruses that establish lifelong latency and can be reactivated. Alpha-herpesviruses, herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 (HSV-1/HSV-2) and varicella zoster virus (VZV), establish latency in sensory neurons and then reactivate to infect epithelial cells in the mucosa or skin, resulting in a vesicular rash. Licensed antivirals inhibit virus replication, but do not affect latency. On reactivation, VZV causes herpes zoster, also known as shingles. The 76-year-old first author of this paper pub...
Source: Herpes - June 1, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tibor Bakacs Volker Sandig Imre Kovesdi Source Type: research
Transverse myelitis caused by herpes zoster following COVID-19 vaccination: A case report
CONCLUSION: HZ developed after COVID-19 vaccination, which may lead to more severe complications. Therefore, HZ treatment itself should not be delayed. If neurological complications worsen after appropriate management, an immediate diagnostic procedure, such as magnetic resonance imaging and laboratory tests, will start and should treat the neurological complications.PMID:36926132 | PMC:PMC10013101 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v11.i6.1419
Source: Herpes - March 17, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Su-Yeon Cho Bo-Hyun Jang Jun-Won Seo Suk-Whee Kim Kyung-Joon Lim Hyun-Young Lee Dong-Joon Kim Source Type: research
Reactivation of Herpes Zoster After Recombinant Vaccine (Shingrix): A Case Report
We describe a rare case of varicella infection reactivation after routine zoster vaccination in an immunocompetent female in her 60s who developed dermatomal pruritic and vesicular rash one week after receiving Shingrix vaccine, along with fever, sweating, headache, and fatigue. The patient was treated as a case of herpes zoster reactivation with a seven days course of acyclovir. She continued to do well on follow-up with no significant complications. Though uncommon, it is important for healthcare providers to recognize this adverse reaction to expedite testing and treatment.PMID:36874700 | PMC:PMC9979095 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.34431
Source: Herpes - March 6, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Feras Altukhaim May Mutlaq Mohammed Alghamdi Salha Hakami Source Type: research
Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella Zoster Virus Infections in Cancer Patients
Viruses. 2023 Feb 5;15(2):439. doi: 10.3390/v15020439.ABSTRACTHerpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are alpha herpesviruses that establish life-long latent infection in neuronal ganglia after primary infection. Periodic reactivation of these viruses results in recurrent infections that can have significant impact on patients' quality of life. HSV commonly causes oral and genital mucocutaneous infections whereas VZV is responsible for varicella/chickenpox and herpes zoster/shingles, but cancer patients are at particularly higher risk of complications including disseminated and visceral infections due t...
Source: Herpes - February 28, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ralph Tayyar Dora Ho Source Type: research
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in a Healthy Toddler Fully Immunized Against Varicella-Zoster Virus: A Case Report and Review of Treatment Strategies in Children
We present a complex case of HZO in a varicella zoster virus (VZV)-vaccinated toddler successfully treated with acyclovir and topical steroids. We also present a review of the relevant literature regarding the therapeutic management and long-term sequelae of HZO in children.PMID:36751223 | PMC:PMC9897126 | DOI:10.7759/cureus.33352
Source: Herpes - February 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Paraskevi Keramida Marita Antoniadi Eugenia Archimandritou Stavroula Kostaridou Patra Koletsi Source Type: research
Herpes Zoster Following COVID-19 Vaccine Booster
CONCLUSIONS COVID-19 vaccination remains an important measure to prevent transmission of infection and to reduce the mortality and morbidity caused by it. However, healthcare practitioners should be aware of the possible association between COVID-19 vaccination and herpes zoster. Appropriate explanation and safety advice on the possible adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination, including herpes zoster infection, should be given to patients. This will facilitate early recognition and treatment of this condition.PMID:36650730 | DOI:10.12659/AJCR.938667
Source: Herpes - January 18, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Muhammad Shah Shahrudin Mohamed-Syarif Mohamed-Yassin Nik Munirah Nik Mohd Nasir Source Type: research
Clinical and epidemiological aspects of herpes zoster disease in a primary care setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A retrospective cohort study
CONCLUSIONS: Zoster vaccination uptake was low. A national program for adult vaccination, including zoster vaccination, should be developed, and a guideline to direct primary health-care professionals in the management of HZ infections should be implemented.PMID:36618136 | PMC:PMC9810876 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_933_22
Source: Herpes - January 9, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Abdullah S Binsaeedu Abubakr O Bajaber Aiman G Muqrad Yaser A Alendijani Hamad A Alkhenizan Thamer A Alsulaiman Abdullah H Alkhenizan Source Type: research
What It Really Feels Like to Have Monkeypox
Since the global monkeypox outbreak began in May 2022, more than 22,000 cases have been confirmed in countries around the world. More than 5,000 of those cases have been recorded in the U.S., with many clustered in hotspots including New York and California. The virus, which often results in a blister-like rash and spreads through close contact, has so far predominantly affected men who have sex with men.
Even as cases tick up and monkeypox gains public attention, however, it can still be difficult to find information about testing, treatment, and vaccines. Many people who fear they are at risk or infected are left to seek...
Source: TIME: Health - August 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme, Angela Haupt and Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate monkeypox Source Type: news
