Virus Activation

Dal fuoco di Sant'Antonio al cielo stellato: storia di una varicella annunciata

Velkoski A

2026/5 — pag. 127-128 — DOI

The paper describes the clinical case of an unvaccinated 3-year-old girl presenting with a diffuse vesicular rash characteristic of chickenpox. Clinical history revealed that her father had suffered from Herpes Zoster (shingles) approximately ten day...

Due casi di encefalite da varicella zoster virus

Marchesini A, Tartagni L, Rizzi D, Brusa G

2025/8 — pag. 200-202 — DOI

The paper reports two cases of varicella zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis in 11-year-old girls, one previously vaccinated and the other with a history of varicella. Both presented with headache, neck stiffness, vomiting, and vesicular rash; fever was ...

Herpes zoster breakthrough

F. Napolano

2006/1 — pag. 53-54

The latent varicella vaccine virus is a rare cause of herpes zoster in childhood. We report the case of a healthy 2 years old boy who developed an herpes zoster infection 6 months after vaccination, localised in one chest dermatoma. Varicella zoster ...

Herpes zoster breakthrough

F. Napolano

2006/1