Varicella-zoster virus-associated meningitis, encephalitis, and myelitis with sporadic skin blisters: A case report

Table 3 Summary of studies on VZV-associated meningitis, encephalitis, and myelitis

Case	First Author (yr)	Ref	Age (yr)	Sex	Underlying diseases	Rash	Treatment	Outcome
1	Mancardi (1987)	8	32	F	None	None	Acyclovir	Survived
2	Kleinschmidt-DeMasters (1996)	9	69	F	Steroid dependent asthma	C8-Th3 distribution zoster	Not reported	Died
3	Kleinschmidt-DeMasters (1996)	9	36	M	HIV	None	Not reported	Died
4	Cinque (1997)	10	Not reported	Not reported	HIV	None	Acyclovir	Died
5	Sissoko (1998)	11	75	M	None	None	Acyclovir	Survived
6	Russman (2003)	12	51	F	Steroid dependent CREST syndrome	None	Acyclovir	Survived
7	Tavazzi (2008)	13	85	F	None	None	Acyclovir	Died
8	Tizazu (2020)	14	53	F	Steroid dependent SLE	None	Acyclovir	Survived
9	Takami (2021)	Present case	64	M	Mild diabetes mellitus	Four sporadic blisters	Acyclovir	Survived

HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; SLE: Systemic lupus erythematosus; F: Female; M: Male.