Pitfalls in the management of herpes simplex virus encephalitis

We report a case of Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis (HSVE) with a fatal outcome of a patient in his 70s presenting to a local teaching hospital with fever and confusion. We highlight pertinent issues regarding diagnosis, investigation and management, and consider ways of improving clinical outcome...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2012-10, Vol.2012, p.bcr2012007081
Hauptverfasser:	Ibitoye, Richard Tolulope, Sarkar, Pamela, Rajbhandari, Satyan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use Ataxia Blood Glucose - analysis Coma Confusion - etiology Consciousness Cytomegalovirus Delirium Diagnosis, Differential DNA, Viral - cerebrospinal fluid Electroencephalography Encephalitis Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex - diagnosis Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex - drug therapy Family medical history Fatal Outcome Fever Fever - etiology Glucose Glucose - cerebrospinal fluid Herpes viruses Humans Illnesses Learning from Errors Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Meningitis Mortality NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Patients Physical Examination Respiratory distress syndrome United Kingdom White
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