Varicella Zoster Virus Vasculopathy; An HIV adult presenting with multiple strokes

VZV vasculopathy has been associated with granulomatous vasculitis where there is vessel wall damage and transmural inflammation. VZV vasculopathy has been previously called granulomatous angiitis, VZV vasculitis or post-varicella arteriopathy. Intracerebral VZV vasculopathy can occur in children an...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:IDCases 2022-01, Vol.30, p.e01641, Article e01641
Main Authors: Ba’Omar, Muna, Chhetri, Shabnam, Pandak, Nenad, Khamis, Faryal, Al-Balushi, Zakariya, Al-Hajri, Aliaa, Abouelhamd, Hend, Al-Fahdi, Zakariya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Chickenpox
HIV
Stroke
Varicella zoster virus
Vasculopathy
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:VZV vasculopathy has been associated with granulomatous vasculitis where there is vessel wall damage and transmural inflammation. VZV vasculopathy has been previously called granulomatous angiitis, VZV vasculitis or post-varicella arteriopathy. Intracerebral VZV vasculopathy can occur in children and adults, either after primary infection or after viral reactivation. Where-as varicella primary infection is a common cause of stroke in children, in adults there is an increased risk of stroke after herpes zoster. Here we present a 38-year-old immunocompromised patient who presents to us with multiple cerebral infarcts post primary infection and imaging showing distribution similar to those in children.
ISSN:2214-2509
2214-2509
DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01641