Aseptic Meningitis in Association with Herpes Progenitalis

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MOST isolates of herpes-simplex virus (HSV) can be segregated into two groups, designated HSV-1 and HSV-2, on the basis of neutralization tests and plaque morphology. HSV-1 strains have usually been isolated from facial infections, and HSV-2 strains usually from genital infections.1 2 3 Two distinct neurologic syndromes in adults have been attributed to HSV.4 5 6 Herpetic encephalitis is a severe and often fatal infection. HSV-1 has been isolated from brain tissue in some eases of this disease. Herpetic meningitis is characterized by the absence of focal neurologic findings or behavioral disturbances. Etiologic diagnosis has been based mostly on indirect evidence: immunologic response or . . .

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