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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Published in:Case Rep Neurol
Main Authors: Mendez, Aldo A., Bosco, Annaliese, Abdel-Wahed, Lama, Palmer, Kendra, Jones, Karra A., Killoran, Annie
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: S. Karger AG 2018
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6167650/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30283319
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000492053
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