A Fatal Case of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis with Two False-Negative Polymerase Chain Reactions

An 88-year-old man presented with a 1-month history of altered mental status and seizures. His electrographic and imaging findings were suggestive of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), for which he was empirically treated with acyclovir. He underwent two lumbar punctures 3 days apart; both cerebrosp...

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Principais autores:	Aldo A. Mendez, Annaliese Bosco, Lama Abdel-Wahed, Kendra Palmer, Karra A. Jones, Annie Killoran
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Karger Publishers 2018-08-01
coleção:	Case Reports in Neurology
Assuntos:	Herpes simplex virus Encephalitis Polymerase chain reaction False-negative results
Acesso em linha:	https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/492053
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