Nagel, Maria A; Lenggenhager, Daniela; White, Teresa; Khmeleva, Nelly; Heintzman, Anna; Boyer, Philip J; Gilden, Don (2015). Disseminated VZV infection and asymptomatic VZV vasculopathy after steroid abuse. Journal of Clinical Virology, 66:72-75.
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.
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.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Life Sciences > Virology
Health Sciences > Infectious Diseases |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | May 2015 |
| Deposited On: | 08 Jul 2015 10:04 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jul 2020 18:15 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1386-6532 |
| OA Status: | Closed |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2015.03.016 |
| PubMed ID: | 25866342 |
Nagel, Maria A