Author(s)

Satish K. Mehta, Don Gilden, Brian E. Crucian, Clarence F. Sams, Randall J. Cohrs, Duane L. Pierson

Department of Neurology, The University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA.
Enterprise Advisory Services, Inc., Houston, USA.
Habitability and Environmental Factors Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, USA.
Human Adaptation and Countermeasures Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, USA.

A 41-year-old woman developed skin lesions on her upper back and arm. Initially, a definitive diagnosis could not be made. Subsequently, PCR detected VZV DNA in skin lesions and saliva. Immediate antiviral treatment led to a quick recovery without complicating prolonged fatigue and weakness typically seen in adults with varicella.

Chickenpox; Shingles; Varicella-Zoster Virus

S. Mehta, D. Gilden, B. Crucian, C. Sams, R. Cohrs and D. Pierson, "A Case Report: PCR-Assisted Diagnosis of Varicella in an Adult," Open Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 2 No. 3, 2012, pp. 131-132. doi: 10.4236/ojmm.2012.23019.