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Case Reports
. 2020 Dec;183(6):1145-1147.
doi: 10.1111/bjd.19484. Epub 2020 Sep 24.

Co-reactivation of the human herpesvirus alpha subfamily (herpes simplex virus-1 and varicella zoster virus) in a critically ill patient with COVID-19

R Xu  1 , Y Zhou  2 , L Cai  3 , L Wang  4 , J Han  1 , X Yang  3 , J Chen  3 , J Chen  3 , C Ma  1 , L Shen  3
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Co-reactivation of the human herpesvirus alpha subfamily (herpes simplex virus-1 and varicella zoster virus) in a critically ill patient with COVID-19

R Xu et al. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Dec.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Br J Dermatol. 2021 Sep;185(3):685. doi: 10.1111/bjd.20561. Br J Dermatol. 2021. PMID: 34472637 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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(a) Next‐generation sequencing tests of pathogen from blood and deep sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAFL) samples. Viraemia [varicella zoster virus (VZV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV)‐1] and BAFL (HSV‐1) were detected on 8 March 2020 (N, not detected; red, high; pink, low), which might have resulted in aggravation of the disease course. The symptoms and laboratory indicators both improved after acyclovir treatment. (b) Clinical manifestation of herpes zoster. (c) Several small ulcers on the bronchial mucosa during the fibre optic bronchoscopy. VV‐ECMO, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
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