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Title: [Fatal varicella-zoster encephalitis; a rare complication of herpes zoster]. Author: Westenend PJ, Hoppenbrouwers WJ. Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 1998 Mar 21; 142(12):654-7. PubMed ID: 9623132. Abstract: In a 82-year-old woman varicella zoster encephalitis was diagnosed, a rare complication of shingles. The case was remarkable for its rapid and fatal course in a patient without an underlying disease. At autopsy, the histological picture of an acute haemorrhagic encephalitis was seen, also a rare finding.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]