Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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 consid...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-99c8b24444264e0e90cb88d8c75ea92f2025-02-03T07:25:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332017-01-01201710.1155/2017/60381466038146Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureGhada ElShimy0Christina Mariyam Joy1Fred Berlin2Waleed Lashin3Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, New York Medical College, Paterson, NJ, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, New York Medical College, Paterson, NJ, USADepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, New York Medical College, Paterson, NJ, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, New York Medical College, Paterson, NJ, USAHerpes 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6038146 |
| spellingShingle | Ghada ElShimy Christina Mariyam Joy Fred Berlin Waleed Lashin Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Intracranial Hemorrhage Complicating Herpes Simplex Encephalitis on Antiviral Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | intracranial hemorrhage complicating herpes simplex encephalitis on antiviral therapy a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6038146 |
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