scholarly journals Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus with Fulminant Hepatitis

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bassam H. Rimawi ◽  
Joseph Meserve ◽  
Ramzy H. Rimawi ◽  
Zaw Min ◽  
John W. Gnann
Keyword(s):  
Herpes Simplex Virus ◽  
Herpes Simplex ◽  
Liver Failure ◽  
Fulminant Hepatitis ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Fulminant Liver Failure ◽  
Confirmatory Tests ◽  
Acyclovir Therapy ◽  
Simplex Virus

Disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a rare cause of acute fulminant liver failure. We hereby present a case series of three patients with acute disseminated HSV with necrotizing hepatitis successfully treated with a week course of acyclovir. Early empiric administration of acyclovir therapy while awaiting confirmatory tests is critical in this potentially lethal disease.

scholarly journals Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis: A Presentation of Multi-Institutional Cases to Promote Early Diagnosis and Management of the Disease

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashwinee Natu ◽  
Guiseppe Iuppa ◽  
Clifford D. Packer
Keyword(s):  
Herpes Simplex Virus ◽  
Herpes Simplex ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Liver Failure ◽  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Fulminant Liver Failure ◽  
Virus Hepatitis ◽  
Acyclovir Therapy ◽  
Simplex Virus

Objective. To compare three cases of Herpes simplex virus (HSV) hepatitis to increase early diagnosis of the disease. Case  1. A 23-year-old man with Crohn’s disease and oral HSV. HSV hepatitis was diagnosed clinically and he improved with acyclovir. Case  2. An 18-year-old G1P0 woman with transaminitis. Despite early empiric acyclovir therapy, she died due to fulminant liver failure. Case  3. A 65-year-old woman who developed transaminitis after liver transplant. Diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy and she had resolution of acute liver failure with acyclovir. Conclusion. It is imperative that clinicians be aware of patients at high risk for developing HSV hepatitis to increase timely diagnosis and prevent morbidity and fatality.

NEONATAL HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTION PRESENTING AS FULMINANT LIVER FAILURE

1995 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Greenes ◽  
David Rowitch ◽  
Grace M. Thorne ◽  
Antonio Perez-Atayde ◽  
Frank S. Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herpes Simplex Virus ◽  
Herpes Simplex ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Liver Failure ◽  
Herpes Simplex Virus Infection ◽  
Fulminant Liver Failure ◽  
Neonatal Herpes ◽  
Neonatal Herpes Simplex ◽  
Simplex Virus
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