Infectious/Autoimmune Disorders

Vaccine-Associated Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus and Encephalitis

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Abstract

The case of an immunocompetent 3 and half-year-old girl who developed encephalitis and herpes zoster ophthalmicus 20 months after immunization with varicella-zoster virus vaccine is reported from Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece, and University College, London, UK.

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Varicella-Zoster Virus VaccineHuman Vaccinia InfectionOral Rabies Vaccination
  • Page/Article: 38-39
  • DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-24-5-8
  • Published on 1 May 2010
  • Peer Reviewed