Herein we describe an episode of focal varicella-zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis in a healthy young man with neither rash nor radicular pain. The symptoms began with headaches and seizures, after which magnetic resonance imaging detected a single hyperintense lesion in the left temporal lobe. Because of the provisional diagnosis of a brain tumor, the lesion was excised and submitted for pathological examination. No tumor was found. But the tissue immunostained positively for VZV antigens, and wild-type VZV sequences were detected. In short, this case represents VZV reactivation, most likely in the trigeminal ganglion, in the absence of clinical herpes zoster.
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【저자키워드】 latency, Varicella-Zoster Virus, herpes zoster, valacyclovir, Varicella vaccine, trigeminal ganglion,
【저자키워드】 latency, Varicella-Zoster Virus, herpes zoster, valacyclovir, Varicella vaccine, trigeminal ganglion,