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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Hlavní autoři:	Aldo A. Mendez, Annaliese Bosco, Lama Abdel-Wahed, Kendra Palmer, Karra A. Jones, Annie Killoran
Médium:	Artigo
Jazyk:	Inglês
Vydáno:	Karger Publishers 2018-08-01
Edice:	Case Reports in Neurology
Témata:	Herpes simplex virus Encephalitis Polymerase chain reaction False-negative results
On-line přístup:	https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/492053
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