| Literature DB >> 30668661 |
Nicole L Sullivan1, Christiane S Eberhardt1,2, Andreas Wieland1, Rama S Akondy1, Jumi Yi3, Anita K McElroy3, Rafi Ahmed1.
Abstract
An immunocompetent adult received corticosteroids for chest pain, which later was clinically found to be herpes zoster (HZ). She developed severe disease and rapid viral dissemination that elicited an exceptionally strong varicella zoster virus-specific B-cell and CD8 T-cell response. Clinicians should consider atypical HZ presentation prior to corticosteroid administration.Entities:
Keywords: CD8 T cells; herpes zoster; plasmablasts; varicella zoster virus
Year: 2019 PMID： 30668661 DOI： 10.1093/cid/ciy984
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN： 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079