Acute encephalitis in zoster infection
Billard, C.; Goudeau, A.; Santini, J.J.; Boudeux, J.; Lebon, P.
Archives Francaises de Pediatrie 41(5): 345-347
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9764 PMID: 6466035 Document Number: 241818
A case of herpes zoster acute meningo-encephalitis is reported. It is characterized by a profuse intra-cerebral hemorrhage on CT scan and a favorable outcome after treatment with acyclovir. The serological basis for the diagnosis, the mechanism of the encephalitis (viral invasion or immuno-allergic type of reaction), and the origin of the hemorrhagic lesion are discussed. The effectiveness of acyclovir in treating the extention of the infection to the nervous system in patients suffering from varicella-zoster is also discussed.