We report a case of encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the central nervous system of a Brazilian child. This case raises the possibility that reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus may be a mechanism of neurological impairment induced by acquired Zika virus infection.
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Vieira, M. A. da C. e.Silva, Castro, A. A. de S., Henriques, D. F., da Silva, E. V. P., Tavares, F. N., Martins, L. C., … Vasconcelos, P. F. da C. (2018). Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 51(3), 390–392. https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0447-2017
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