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Acta Neurológica Colombiana

versão impressa ISSN 0120-8748versão On-line ISSN 2422-4022

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WAICH-COHEN, Alan et al. Meningoencephalitis caused by Varicella-Zoster virus after SARS-CoV2 infection: Two cases report. Acta Neurol Colomb. [online]. 2022, vol.38, n.1, pp.45-50.  Epub 27-Abr-2022. ISSN 0120-8748.  https://doi.org/10.22379/24224022399.

Meningoencephalitis caused by varicella zoster virus is a rare pathology that presents due to the reactivation of the virus in the organism

OBJECTIVE:

To describe the clinical presentation of two patients with VZV neuroinfection presented after a SARS CoV-2 infection.

CASE REPORT:

The first case is a 59 year old male with previous moderate SARS CoV-2 infection who presented meningoencephalitis and was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt's Syndrome. The second case is a 37 year old female with previous SARS CoV-2 infection who presented with an acute onset headache and was documented with VZV neuroinfection.

Palavras-chave : Encephalitis; Meningitis; SARS-CoV-2; Varicella Zoster virus infection (MeSH).

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