Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child

• Author(s): Vieira,Marcelo Adriano da Cunha e Silva ; Castro,Alzira Almeida de Sousa ; Henriques,Daniele Freitas ; Silva,Eliana Vieira Pinto da ; Tavares,Fernando Neto ; Martins,Lívia Carício ; Guimarães,Lucas Melo ; Monteiro,Talita Antonia Furtado ; Azevedo,Raimunda do Socorro da Silva ; Cruz,Ana Cecíclia Ribeiro ; Vasconcelos,Pedro Fernando da Costa
• Date: 2018
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Encephalitis; Human herpesvirus 3; Zika virus infection
• Document Type: Report
• Language: English

Description

Abstract We report a case of encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the central nervous system of a Brazilian child. This case raises the possibility that reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus may be a mechanism of neurological impairment induced by acquired Zika virus infection.