V1-distributed Herpes Zoster and Meningitis in a Two-year Old

Audrey S Wang; Tuyet Ann Nguyen; Andrew C Krakowski

V1-distributed Herpes Zoster and Meningitis in a Two-year Old

J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2015 May;8(5):53-4.

Authors

Audrey S Wang¹, Tuyet Ann Nguyen², Andrew C Krakowski¹

Affiliations

¹ University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; ; Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California;
² Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California; ; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.

PMID: 26029337
PMCID: PMC4445898

Abstract

Since the advent of the varicella vaccine, occurrence of herpes zoster in children has been rare. However, a subset of patients may develop herpes zoster after receiving the vaccine. Herein the authors report a case of a two-year-old boy who developed herpes zoster in the V1 distribution and meningitis following a single dose of varicella vaccine.