Herpes simplex virus bronchiolitis in a cannabis user

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) lower respiratory tract infections in adults are uncommon. We present a case of HSV bronchiolitis and pneumonitis in an immunocompetent individual, likely linked to chronic habitual marijuana use and a herpetic orolabial ulcer. The case serves as a reminder to consider HSV...

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Autores principales: Libraty, Daniel H., Bocelli, Lisa, Fraire, Armando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26912481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2013.11.001
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description Herpes simplex virus (HSV) lower respiratory tract infections in adults are uncommon. We present a case of HSV bronchiolitis and pneumonitis in an immunocompetent individual, likely linked to chronic habitual marijuana use and a herpetic orolabial ulcer. The case serves as a reminder to consider HSV as a potential unusual cause of lower respiratory tract infection/inflammation in individuals with chronic habitual marijuana use.
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spelling pubmed-47351072016-02-02 Herpes simplex virus bronchiolitis in a cannabis user Libraty, Daniel H. Bocelli, Lisa Fraire, Armando IDCases Case Report Herpes simplex virus (HSV) lower respiratory tract infections in adults are uncommon. We present a case of HSV bronchiolitis and pneumonitis in an immunocompetent individual, likely linked to chronic habitual marijuana use and a herpetic orolabial ulcer. The case serves as a reminder to consider HSV as a potential unusual cause of lower respiratory tract infection/inflammation in individuals with chronic habitual marijuana use. Elsevier 2013-12-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4735107/ /pubmed/26912481 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2013.11.001 Text en © 2013 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).
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Herpes simplex virus bronchiolitis in a cannabis user
title Herpes simplex virus bronchiolitis in a cannabis user
title_full Herpes simplex virus bronchiolitis in a cannabis user
title_fullStr Herpes simplex virus bronchiolitis in a cannabis user
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title_short Herpes simplex virus bronchiolitis in a cannabis user
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26912481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2013.11.001
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