A member asked:

Which virus(s) have chicken pox like symptoms but can cause kidney failure?

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Dr. Fred McCurdy answered

Specializes in Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis

Viruses and Kidneys: I have spent a great deal of time researching your question. Hepatitis, hiv, hanta, ebstein-barr, west nile, b-k, and herpes varicella zoster viruses can all affect the kidney. The only one that has chickenpox-like symptoms is zoster though many of the others can have rashes but not vesicles like chickenpox. I hope this is helpful.

Answered 1/13/2016

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