| Literature DB >> 10342519 |
P Seksik1, J Gozlan, C Guitton, G Galula, E Maury, G Offenstadt.
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Herpes simplex virus hepatitis (HSV hepatitis) is an uncommon and severe complication of HSV type 1 and HSV type 2 infection. HSV hepatitis affects mostly immunocompromised patients. We report the case of a young man without any previous known immunodeficiency who developed fatal HSV hepatitis in the first 8 days of oral corticotherapy given for ulcerative colitis. A prompt diagnosis was possible because HSV was recovered from peripheral blood leukocytes.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10342519 DOI: 10.1007/s001340050869
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Intensive Care Med ISSN: 0342-4642 Impact factor: 17.440