A Case of Aseptic Meningitis Without Skin Rash Caused by Oka Varicella Vaccine. Issue 1 (January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kawamura, Yoshiki; Suzuki, Daijiro; Kono, Toya; Miura, Hiroki; Kozawa, Kei; Mizuno, Haruo; Yoshikawa, Tetsushi
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 41:Issue 1(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-01
• Subjects: varicella zoster virus -- meningitis -- Oka varicella vaccine -- zoster sine herpete; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003316
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : Here, we present a previously healthy adolescent with aseptic meningitis without skin rash caused by varicella vaccine derived from the Oka/Biken strain; the patient received a single dose of varicella vaccine at 1 year of age. Pediatricians should be aware of the potential for reactivation of varicella vaccine derived from the Oka/Biken strain, which can cause aseptic meningitis in vaccinated children even in the absence of a skin rash.