Herpes simplex mimicking herpes zoster in a child immunized with varicella vaccine

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Feb;20(2):226-8. doi: 10.1097/00006454-200102000-00025.

Abstract

A 5-year-old boy had zosteriform vesicular lesions 4 years after immunization with varicella vaccine. PCR analyses of DNA extracted from the crusts revealed herpes simplex virus type 1 infection. Virologic examinations should be performed before the vesicular lesion is attributed to the varicella-zoster virus vaccine strain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chickenpox Vaccine / adverse effects*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
  • Herpes Simplex / immunology
  • Herpes Zoster / diagnosis
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Chickenpox Vaccine
  • DNA, Viral