Human Gene Set: HP_SEVERE_VARICELLA_ZOSTER_INFECTION
Standard name
HP_SEVERE_VARICELLA_ZOSTER_INFECTION
Systematic name
M41564
Brief description
Severe varicella zoster infection
Full description or abstract
An unusually severe form of varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection. In the majority of the cases, especially in children, varicella is a very mild infection characterized by skin lesions, low grade fever and malaise. Severe infection is characterized by manifestions including VZV pneumonia, hepatitis, meningitis, and disseminated varicella. [PMID:21748081, PMID:23248376]
