Herpes Zoster in a 3-month-old infant
Introduction: Herpes Zoster (HZ) is rare in infancy and results from reactivation of varicella-zoster virus, latent in the dorsal root ganglia of sensory or cranial nerves after primary infection (chickenpox). Case Report: We describe the case of an healthy infant, three months old, without previou...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centro Hospitalar do Porto
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Nascer e Crescer |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/8486 |