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标题：The Very Rare Concurrency of Herpes Zoster and Varicella in a 4-Year-Old Boy
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作者：Sara Memarian ; Mahmoud Khodabandeh ; Behdad Gharib 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Pediatrics
印刷版ISSN：2345-5047
电子版ISSN：2345-5055
出版年度：2020
卷号：8
期号：6
页码：11425-11428
DOI：10.22038/ijp.2020.46220.3765
出版社：Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
摘要：Varicella is a common and worldwide disease in childhood. It causes primary (chickenpox) and latent infection that may lead to a reactivation disease called zoster (shingles). Zoster or shingles is caused by reactivation of the virus that has been latent in the spinal dorsal ganglion and may occur even in immunocompetent hosts. Although zoster is rare in children, it may happen sometimes latter. The contemporaneous occurrence varicella and zoster are very rare. We present an immunocompetent 4 years old boy presented by simultaneous varicella and zoster after a household contact.In this case, the virus appeared both neurotropic and dermotropic characteristics simultaneously. This study may enhance the awareness about this rare presentation and obviate the need for unnecessary ‎ treatments and ‎ investigations for both clinicians and patients ‎ .
关键词：Chickenpox; Varicella zoster virus infection; Herpes zoster