Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Elshimy, Ghada
Mariyam Joy, Christina
Berlin, Fred
Lashin, Waleed
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis is the most common cause of nonendemic sporadic encephalitis in the USA.
Decreased mortality with early treatment with acyclovir has been documented.
Although common complications include cortical petechial hemorrhages, frank intracerebral hematomas are considered very rare.
Only few cases have been reported in the literature.
We report a case of HSV encephalitis complicated by intracerebral hemorrhage 12 days after initiation of acyclovir therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Elshimy, Ghada& Mariyam Joy, Christina& Berlin, Fred& Lashin, Waleed. 2017. Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146383
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Elshimy, Ghada…[et al.]. Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146383
American Medical Association (AMA)
Elshimy, Ghada& Mariyam Joy, Christina& Berlin, Fred& Lashin, Waleed. Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146383
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146383