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Disseminated VZV infection and asymptomatic VZV vasculopathy after steroid abuse.

  • Nagel MA Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States. Electronic address: maria.nagel@ucdenver.edu.
  • Lenggenhager D Institute of Pathology, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Electronic address: Daniela.lenggenhager@usz.ch.
  • White T Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States. Electronic address: Teresa.m.white@ucdenver.edu.
  • Khmeleva N Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States. Electronic address: nelly.khmeleva@ucdenver.edu.
  • Heintzman A Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States. Electronic address: anna.heintzman@gmail.com.
  • Boyer PJ Department of Pathology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States. Electronic address: Philip.boyer@ucdenver.edu.
  • Gilden D Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States. Electronic address: don.gilden@ucdenver.edu.
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  • 2015-04-14
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  • Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology. - 2015
Corticosteroids
Sudden death
VZV dissemination
Asymptomatic Diseases
Cerebral Arteries
DNA, Viral
Fatal Outcome
Herpes Zoster
Herpesvirus 3, Human
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Steroids
Vasculitis
English A 60-year-old man who abused corticosteroids developed thoracic-distribution zoster. Varicella zoster virus (VZV) DNA was found in non-healing skin 3 months later. He died suddenly 2 months later. Skin was ulcerated and necrotic. VZV was widespread in organs and arteries, particularly coronary arteries and aorta, with VZV vasculopathy in the posterior cerebral artery.
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