从摇篮到晚年:61岁的老人患有水
Milad Shemshadi1,2, Lotfollah Davoodi3, Amirmasoud Taheri4
1Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
IDCases
|February 3, 2025
概括
这份病例报告详细介绍了一位老年男子罕见的水感染. 及时诊断和用valacyclovir的抗病毒治疗导致了显著的康复,强调了成年人疫苗接种意识的必要性.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 皮肤病学 皮肤病学
- 老年病的医生 老年病的医生
背景情况:
- 麻疹病毒 (Varicella-zoster virus,简称VZV) 感染通常影响儿童,但也可能发生在成年人身上.
- 成人水病例不太常见,但可能会出现更严重的症状和并发症风险增加.
- 疫苗接种率影响了不同年龄组的VZV流行率,特别是在疫苗覆盖率较低的地区.
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