Three Cases of Acute Aseptic Meningitis Followed by Herper Zoster

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 14(4); 1996 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1996;14(4): 1047-1050.

Herpes Zostrer후 발병한 급성 무균성 수막염 3례

이동국, 도진국 곽규호 오희종

대구효성가톨릭대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

Three Cases of Acute Aseptic Meningitis Followed by Herper Zoster

Dong Kuck Lee, M.D., Jin Kuk Do, M.D., Kyu Ho Kwak, M.D., Hee Jong Oh, M.D.

Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Taegu-Hyosung

Abstract

Acute aseptic meningitis is a rare complication of herpes zoster. It is usually regarded as a complication of the cutaneous infection in patients with impaired cellular immunity. Herpes zoster virus is a rare cause of viral meningitis. In one of three patients with herpes zoster meningitis, varicella-zoster virus DNA was detected by the polymerase chain reaction in the cerebrospinal fluid. We report three cases of acute aseptic meningitis followed by herpes zoster,

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