Disseminated HSV-1 in a five-year-old immunocompetent child: Case report

Disseminated herpes simplex virus-1 is usually seen in the neonatal period or in immunocompromized individuals. We present a 5-y-old immunocompetent child who was diagnosed with disseminated HSV-1 after he presented with fever and seizures. He had multiorgan failure and DIC, but had an excellent out...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2007, Vol.39 (6-7), p.628-630
Main Authors: Singla, Mohit, Borowicz, Stanley, Shahid, Ramzan, Nica, Adrian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acyclovir - therapeutic use
Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Herpes Simplex - drug therapy
Herpes Simplex - immunology
Herpes simplex virus 1
Herpesvirus 1, Human
Human viral diseases
Humans
Immunocompetence
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Platelet diseases and coagulopathies
Viral diseases
Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye
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Summary:Disseminated herpes simplex virus-1 is usually seen in the neonatal period or in immunocompromized individuals. We present a 5-y-old immunocompetent child who was diagnosed with disseminated HSV-1 after he presented with fever and seizures. He had multiorgan failure and DIC, but had an excellent outcome after treatment with acyclovir.
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540601124054