Concurrent Reactivation of Herpes Simplex and Varicella Zoster Viruses Confirmed by the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay

• Main Authors: Tsukane Kobayashi (Author), Akiko Yagami (Author), Kayoko Suzuki (Author), Tetsushi Yoshikawa (Author), Kayoko Matsunaga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Concurrent reactivation of herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses is rare. Here, we describe the case of an elderly patient with herpes labialis and herpes zoster manifesting as a right-side facial eruption with vesicles and crusting. The loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay demo...