Häfelfinger, Romina and Burgener, Anne-Valérie and Osthoff, Michael and Potlukova, Eliska (2020) Simultaneous VZV and HSV-1 Reactivation after Minor Head Injury. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (12). pp. 1-4. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
An 81-year-old patient presented to the emergency department with a dark lesion on his forehead and swelling of his left eye, 3 days after a minor forehead injury and skin laceration. He also showed singular papules on his chin, upper chest, upper arms and back, later evolving into vesicles. Polymerase-chain reaction testing of vesicle content was positive for VZV and HSV-1, confirming a diagnosis of disseminated cutaneous herpes virus infection and concomitant HSV-1 reactivation. Antiviral and antibiotic treatment was initiated for 1 week with an immediate response. This case report highlights the association of head trauma and subsequent reactivation of VZV in patients at risk. Simultaneous reactivation of HSV-1 and VZV is rare in immunocompetent patients.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus, head trauma |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2021 14:46 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2021 14:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21151 |
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