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Service de Bactériologie-Virologie, CHRU Bretonneau, Tours Cedex, France. antoine.chaillon@univ-tours.fr
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of severe acute hepatitis and disseminated infection in immunocompetent adults. A case of disseminated HSV-1 infection in an 82-year-old woman initially presenting with neurological problems, signs of meningitis and prominent hepatitis was investigated. Initial diagnosis, monitoring, and follow-up were based on the application of molecular methods to cerebrospinal fluid, serum, and liver tissue samples from this patient. Following an initial full recovery, the patient presented delayed intracerebral haemorrhage and diffuse arthralgia. This atypical case, with delayed secondary progression, highlights the wide range of clinical features of HSV infection and the benefits of monitoring viral load by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) during patient management.
Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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