Shingles and Pericarditis: A Rare Combination  

作　　者：Rakan M. Nasreddine Chirine A. Mollaei Joudy N. Bahous Eid E. Azar Claude M. Afif 

机构地区：[1]Division of Infectious Disease, St. George Hospital University Medical Center, in association with the University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon [2]Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, St. George Hospital University Medical Center, in association with the University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon

出　　处：《International Journal of Clinical Medicine》2015年第5期322-325,共4页临床医学国际期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Clinical infection with varicella in both its’ forms, primary and reactivation, can be associated with a variety of complications. Cardiac complications, though very rare, have been associated with the primary form of varicella zoster and as such should be recognized in order to initiate early treatment and prevent morbidity and mortality. However, cardiac complications have not been described in association with the reactivation form of varicella. We report a case of an adult immunocompetent male who presented with herpes zoster complicated by pericarditis with pericardial effusion and a positive varicella zoster virus (VZV) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in pericardial fluid.Clinical infection with varicella in both its’ forms, primary and reactivation, can be associated with a variety of complications. Cardiac complications, though very rare, have been associated with the primary form of varicella zoster and as such should be recognized in order to initiate early treatment and prevent morbidity and mortality. However, cardiac complications have not been described in association with the reactivation form of varicella. We report a case of an adult immunocompetent male who presented with herpes zoster complicated by pericarditis with pericardial effusion and a positive varicella zoster virus (VZV) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in pericardial fluid.

关 键 词：HERPES ZOSTER SHINGLES PERICARDITIS 

分 类 号：R5[医药卫生—内科学]