Kazemi Vahid, Fernandez Marlena C, Zide Kenneth
Internal Medicine, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura , USA.
Internal Medicine, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, USA.
Cureus. 2018 Dec 3;10(12):e3674. doi: 10.7759/cureus.3674.
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) can produce painful, cutaneous lesions in human beings. Reactivation of this neurotropic virus leads to herpes zoster or shingles: a painful, unilateral, vesicular eruption in a restricted dermatomal distribution. Rarely, reactivation of this virus can lead to cardiac complications, such as myocarditis and even conduction abnormalities. In this case report, we present a patient with a cardiac complication post VZV reactivation and address an unusual question and concern resulting from latent VZV presentation in adults.
水痘带状疱疹病毒(VZV)可在人类身上引发疼痛性皮肤损伤。这种嗜神经性病毒的再激活会导致带状疱疹:一种在受限的皮节分布区域出现的疼痛性、单侧性水疱疹。这种病毒的再激活很少会导致心脏并发症,如心肌炎甚至传导异常。在本病例报告中,我们介绍了一名VZV再激活后出现心脏并发症的患者,并探讨了成人潜伏性VZV表现引发的一个不寻常问题和担忧。