Ali Yousra, Habib Mhd Baraa, Safan Abeer, Sawaf Bisher, Elzouki Abdelnaser
Internal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar E-mail:
Neurology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Qatar Med J. 2022 Jun 4;2022(3):21. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2022.21. eCollection 2022.
Varicella-zoster (VZ) meningitis is uncommon in patients with immunocompetence and usually presents with typical rash and fever. However, VZ meningitis can rarely present with symptoms of intracranial hypertension without the classic manifestations. Herein, we describe a 17-year-old female teen who presented with intractable headache and vomiting and diagnosed with VZ meningitis. Her symptoms remarkably improved after a lumbar puncture and acyclovir therapy.
水痘-带状疱疹(VZ)脑膜炎在免疫功能正常的患者中并不常见,通常表现为典型的皮疹和发热。然而,VZ脑膜炎很少会在没有典型表现的情况下出现颅内高压症状。在此,我们描述一名17岁女性青少年,她因顽固性头痛和呕吐就诊,被诊断为VZ脑膜炎。在进行腰椎穿刺和阿昔洛韦治疗后,她的症状明显改善。