Varicella zoster virus meningitis complicating sodium stibogluconate treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis

Joshua D. Hartzell; Naomi E. Aronson; Sudhir Nagaraja; Tim Whitman; Clifton A. Hawkes; Glenn Wortmann

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.591

Varicella zoster virus meningitis complicating sodium stibogluconate treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis

Joshua D. Hartzell^*, Naomi E. Aronson, Sudhir Nagaraja, Tim Whitman, Clifton A. Hawkes, Glenn Wortmann

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Sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam®; GlaxoSmithKline) is a pentavalent antimonial compound used in the treatment of leishmaniasis, which has an association with reactivation of varicella zoster virus (VZV). We report the first known case of an immunocompetent adult who developed VZV aseptic meningitis and dermatomal herpes zoster during treatment with sodium stibogluconate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	591-592
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	74
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.591
State	Published - Apr 2006

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