COMMENTARY. A Case Series: Herpes Simplex Virus as an Occupational Hazard

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-67
Author(s):  
PETER L. JACOBSEN
Keyword(s):  
Herpes Simplex Virus ◽  
Herpes Simplex ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Occupational Hazard ◽  
Simplex Virus

Herpes simplex virus type 2 mediated acute retinal necrosis in a pediatric population: case series and review

2012 ◽  
Vol 251 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruwan A. Silva ◽  
Audina M. Berrocal ◽  
Darius M. Moshfeghi ◽  
Mark S. Blumenkranz ◽  
Steven Sanislo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herpes Simplex Virus ◽  
Herpes Simplex ◽  
Virus Type ◽  
Herpes Simplex Virus Type ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Acute Retinal Necrosis ◽  
Simplex Virus

scholarly journals Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus with Fulminant Hepatitis

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bassam H. Rimawi ◽  
Joseph Meserve ◽  
Ramzy H. Rimawi ◽  
Zaw Min ◽  
John W. Gnann
Keyword(s):  
Herpes Simplex Virus ◽  
Herpes Simplex ◽  
Liver Failure ◽  
Fulminant Hepatitis ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Fulminant Liver Failure ◽  
Confirmatory Tests ◽  
Acyclovir Therapy ◽  
Simplex Virus

Disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a rare cause of acute fulminant liver failure. We hereby present a case series of three patients with acute disseminated HSV with necrotizing hepatitis successfully treated with a week course of acyclovir. Early empiric administration of acyclovir therapy while awaiting confirmatory tests is critical in this potentially lethal disease.

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