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CASE REPORT

Unusual onset of varicella zoster reactivation with meningoencephalitis, followed by rhabdomyolysis and renal failure in a young, immunocompetent patient

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Pages 90-93 | Received 28 Jan 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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