Preferred Label : Encephalitis associated with herpes zoster;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the brain, caused by the reactivation of a latent infection with Varicella
zoster virus (Human herpesvirus 3). This disease is characterized by fever, headache,
or an altered mental status. Confirmation is by identification of varicella zoster
viral DNA or anti-varicella zoster IgG in cerebrospinal fluid.;
ICD-11 synonym : Herpes zoster encephalitis; Zoster encephalitis; Zoster meningoencephalitis;
ICD-11 inclusion : Zoster encephalitis; Zoster meningoencephalitis;
Origin ID : 154094552;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
A disease of the brain, caused by the reactivation of a latent infection with Varicella
zoster virus (Human herpesvirus 3). This disease is characterized by fever, headache,
or an altered mental status. Confirmation is by identification of varicella zoster
viral DNA or anti-varicella zoster IgG in cerebrospinal fluid.
