Diagnosing herpes simplex-1 encephalitis at the time of COVID-19 pandemic

CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a 73-year-old woman who was diagnosed with herpes simplex virus-1 encephalitis during the COVID-19 pandemic. The diagnosis was somehow delayed because relatives were initially cautious in bringing the patient to the hospital and, here, the work-up focus was on co...

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Autores principales: Lovati, Carlo, Osio, Maurizio, Pantoni, Leonardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Covid-19
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7220643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32405882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04461-y
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description CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a 73-year-old woman who was diagnosed with herpes simplex virus-1 encephalitis during the COVID-19 pandemic. The diagnosis was somehow delayed because relatives were initially cautious in bringing the patient to the hospital and, here, the work-up focus was on coronavirusrelated aspects as the patient was initially reputed to be infected with COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: During the current viral outbreak, physicians should not neglect the possibility of other diseases that represent neurological emergencies and require immediate recognition and treatment.
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spelling pubmed-72206432020-05-14 Diagnosing herpes simplex-1 encephalitis at the time of COVID-19 pandemic Lovati, Carlo Osio, Maurizio Pantoni, Leonardo Neurol Sci Covid-19 CASE REPORT: We describe the case of a 73-year-old woman who was diagnosed with herpes simplex virus-1 encephalitis during the COVID-19 pandemic. The diagnosis was somehow delayed because relatives were initially cautious in bringing the patient to the hospital and, here, the work-up focus was on coronavirusrelated aspects as the patient was initially reputed to be infected with COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: During the current viral outbreak, physicians should not neglect the possibility of other diseases that represent neurological emergencies and require immediate recognition and treatment. Springer International Publishing 2020-05-13 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7220643/ /pubmed/32405882 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04461-y Text en © Fondazione Società Italiana di Neurologia 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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Diagnosing herpes simplex-1 encephalitis at the time of COVID-19 pandemic
title Diagnosing herpes simplex-1 encephalitis at the time of COVID-19 pandemic
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title_short Diagnosing herpes simplex-1 encephalitis at the time of COVID-19 pandemic
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7220643/
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