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Its often impossible to make a definite diagnose without seeing the patient and more so when time has passed.

In the Dept. of Pediatrics we, naturally, see a lot of the more complicated Varicella virus infections. Its part of the group of Herpes virus, containing several virus with common traits. For example, most of them will infect children and adolescents as their primary infection. They will then stay dormant in the body of the bearer for the rest of her life. Different virus prefer different organs in the body. The Varicella virus will primarily 'go to sleep' in the 'nerve rotes' in the back. Mostly they will not wake up any more, but sometimes they do - wandering out along that nerves branches on one side of the body - herpes zoster/shingles.

During the primary infection the symptoms in childhood is typically mild. The older one is when affected, the more severe the symptoms tend to be. Possibly because the immunsystem and hormonal system has matured to meet the aggressor. This can lead to a whole array of different symptoms as different organs are involved in the inflammation. Nervous system - both central and peripheral, muscles, inner organs etc.

With a little more information and of course a physical examination at the time, the more exact term for your illness could possibly be established. Plausibly inflammation in your muscles and or nerves.