Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) Encephalitis Mimicking Glioblastoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) often presents as a brain mass with encephalitis. In a patient with GBM, subsequent presentation with new onset encephalitis may be due to another GBM or Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) encephalitis. We present a case of HSV-1 encephalitis mimicking GBM in a patient with...

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Autores principales: Cunha, Burke A., Talmasov, Daniel, Connolly, James J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4470191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26237609
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm3041392
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description Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) often presents as a brain mass with encephalitis. In a patient with GBM, subsequent presentation with new onset encephalitis may be due to another GBM or Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) encephalitis. We present a case of HSV-1 encephalitis mimicking GBM in a patient with previous GBM.
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spelling pubmed-44701912015-07-28 Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) Encephalitis Mimicking Glioblastoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature Cunha, Burke A. Talmasov, Daniel Connolly, James J. J Clin Med Case Report Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) often presents as a brain mass with encephalitis. In a patient with GBM, subsequent presentation with new onset encephalitis may be due to another GBM or Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) encephalitis. We present a case of HSV-1 encephalitis mimicking GBM in a patient with previous GBM. MDPI 2014-12-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4470191/ /pubmed/26237609 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm3041392 Text en © 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) Encephalitis Mimicking Glioblastoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) Encephalitis Mimicking Glioblastoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) Encephalitis Mimicking Glioblastoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) Encephalitis Mimicking Glioblastoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) Encephalitis Mimicking Glioblastoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) Encephalitis Mimicking Glioblastoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort herpes simplex virus (hsv-1) encephalitis mimicking glioblastoma: case report and review of the literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4470191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26237609
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm3041392
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