Fulminant, Acyclovir-Resistant, Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Woman
- 1 April 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 44 (4) , 1584-6
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.44.4.1584-1586.2006
Abstract
We report an immunocompetent woman with multisystem organ failure following herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) hepatitis. After she initially responded to intravenous acyclovir, she was switched to oral valacyclovir. She developed respiratory failure and opportunistic infections and died. Autopsy confirmed disseminated HSV infection, and lung tissue grew acyclovir-resistant HSV-2.Keywords
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