A fatal case of herpes simplex virus hepatitis in a pregnant patient
| Autor: | Ye-Jin Lee, Huafeng Shen, Tomohiro Tanaka, Maen Masadeh, Andrew M. Bellizzi, Alan Gunderson, Kyle E. Brown |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Hepatitis
Herpes simplex hepatitis Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Pregnant patient Liver failure Antiviral therapy Signs and symptoms Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Virology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Herpes simplex virus medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology 030212 general & internal medicine business |
| Popis: | We present a middle aged pregnant woman who developed signs and symptoms of acute liver failure and was found to have herpes simplex virus hepatitis. Patient had an emergent delivery and was started on antiviral therapy, but unfortunately due to the severity of her liver failure, she passed away. The importance of reporting this case is to emphasize on the importance of considering herpes simplex infection in pregnant women who present with acute liver failure, and the importance of early administration of antiviral therapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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