Publications by authors named "Ana Ceciclia Ribeiro Cruz"
Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child.
Marcelo Adriano da Cunha E Silva Vieira Alzira Almeida de Sousa Castro Daniele Freitas Henriques Eliana Vieira Pinto da Silva Fernando Neto Tavares Ana Cecíclia Ribeiro Cruz
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
July 2018
We report a case of encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the central nervous system of a Brazilian child. This case raises the possibility that reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus may be a mechanism of neurological impairment induced by acquired Zika virus infection.
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