Herpes EncephalitisSibel Arınç1, Nail Özgüneş2, Özlem Şen Aydın2, Gonca Yeşilkaya31SSK Sureyyapasa Thoracic and Cardiovascular Diseases Training Hospital, Istanbul
2SSK Goztepe Hospital Infectious Diseases Clinic, Istanbul
3Samatya Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Istanbul
45 years old female patient admited to clinic with complaints of noisea, fever, headache for three days and because of symptoms of meningeal irritation. Lomber puncture performed.
In CNS fluid, protein level was high, glucose level was normal and % 90 of cells were lymphocyte, blood and CNS fluid were founded HSV 1 IgM negative. So the patient was evaluated as viral menengitis and antiviral chemotherapy was begun with acyclovir. Cranial CT has been thought herpes encephalitis because has been seen temporal involvement Keywords: Herpes encephalitis
Herpes EnsefalitiSibel Arınç1, Nail Özgüneş2, Özlem Şen Aydın2, Gonca Yeşilkaya31SSK Süreyyapaşa Göğüs Kalp ve Damar Hastalıkları Eğitim Hastanesi, İstanbul
2SSK Göztepe Eğitim Hastanesi İnfeksiyon Hastalıklar Kliniği, İstanbul
3Samatya Eğitim Hastanesi İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul
Anahtar Kelimeler: Herpes ensefaliti
Sibel Arınç, Nail Özgüneş, Özlem Şen Aydın, Gonca Yeşilkaya. Herpes Encephalitis. Medeniyet Med J. 2001; 16(3): 169-170
Corresponding Author: Sibel Arınç, Türkiye |
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