Herpes Simplex Virus Lymphadenitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Localized or regional necrotizing lymphadenitis is an extremely uncommon manifestation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. We report a case of necrotizing HSV lymphadenitis in a patient with both common variable immunodeficiency and natural killer cell deficiency and review the literature on th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2002-01, Vol.34 (1), p.1-6
Hauptverfasser:	Witt, Mallory D., Torno, Mauro S., Sun, Nora, Tomiko, Stein
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Common Variable Immunodeficiency - complications Common Variable Immunodeficiency - immunology Erythema multiforme Female Fever Herpes simplex Herpes Simplex - etiology Herpes Simplex - immunology Human viral diseases Humans Infections Infectious diseases Lymphadenitis Lymphadenitis - etiology Lymphadenitis - immunology Lymphadenitis - virology Lymphatic diseases Major Articles Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Natural killer cells Neck Simplexvirus Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	Localized or regional necrotizing lymphadenitis is an extremely uncommon manifestation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. We report a case of necrotizing HSV lymphadenitis in a patient with both common variable immunodeficiency and natural killer cell deficiency and review the literature on this unusual complication of HSV infection.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/323400