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Delayed Temporal Lobe Hemorrhage After Initiation of Acyclovir in an Immunocompetent Patient with Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Encephalitis: A Case Report
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the most common cause of non-epidemic, sporadic, acute focal encephalitis in the United States. Inflammation of the vasculature makes them friable and susceptible to hemorrhage. Massive hemorrhage, though rare, can present in a delayed fashion after initiation of acyclo...
Autores principales: | Mueller, Kyle, Ryan, Joshua E, Tai, Alex, Armonda, Rocco A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5298191/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28191384 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.980 |
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