| Autor: |
Kai Inoue, Hanako Aoki, Shuta Toru, Yu Hatano, Reina Imase, Hiroshi Takasaki, Michiko Tanaka, Saori Adachi, Hiroaki Yokote, Hideki Akiyama, Michio Yamane |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Radiology Case Reports, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 855-858 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1930-0433 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.radcr.2023.11.044 |
| Popis: |
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes a systemic inflammatory response and a temporary immunosuppression of hosts. Several reports have showed that reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is strongly associated with COVID-19. We present a case of a 66-year-old female, who developed HSV-1 encephalitis, showing impaired consciousness and typical MRI findings such as hyperintense lesions in the temporal lobe, insular cortices, bilateral medial frontal lobe on diffusion-weighted imaging, 7 days after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms. The number of cases of encephalitis in patients with COVID-19 is increasing. However, there has been limited reports of HSV-1 encephalitis following COVID-19, especially for cases with an interval of 7 days or less from the onset of COVID-19 symptoms to the onset of HSV-1 encephalitis. Our case highlights the importance of considering HSV-1 encephalitis in the differential when managing a patient with COVID-19-associated neurologic complications, even if it is in the early stages of COVID-19. |
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