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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume 321, Issue 6, Pages 372-380Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200106000-00003
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HIV; AIDS; varicella-zoster virus; chickenpox; shingles; zoster; herpes tester
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Varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a member of the human herpesvirus family, causes childhood chickenpox (varicella), becomes latent in sensory ganglia, and reactivates years later in immunocompromised and elderly persons to produce shingles (herpes tester). Early in the AIDS epidemic, tester was noted in adults and children infected with HIV. Severe and debilitating zoster-associated dermatological, ophthalmic, and neurological complications may occur in patients infected with HIV. Antiviral therapy can modify the duration of tester and alleviate its attendant complications. Varicella vaccine may boost the immunity and prevent virus reactivation. VZV immune globulin (VZIG) prevents or modifies clinical illness in persons who have been exposed to varicella or tester.
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