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  • Title: Herpes zoster and meningitis due to reactivation of varicella vaccine virus in an immunocompetent child.
    Author: Han JY, Hanson DC, Way SS.
    Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J; 2011 Mar; 30(3):266-8. PubMed ID: 20844461.
    Abstract:
    Neurologic complications from varicella zoster virus (VZV) reactivation are rare. In this article, we describe a previously immunized child who developed herpes zoster with meningitis. Vaccine strain of VZV was recovered from a skin swab and the cerebrospinal fluid. Reactivation of the vaccine strain of VZV should be recognized as a potential cause of meningitis in children.
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