Late relapse of herpes simplex encephalitis, defined as recurrence more than 3 months after the first initial encephalitic episode, is a rare condition. We describe the case of an adult patient who presented a relapse of herpes simplex encephalitis 8 years after the first episode occurred at the age of 57 years and review the literature of this topic.

A case of late herpes simplex encephalitis relapse / A. Rigamonti, G. Lauria, V. Mantero, A. Salmaggi. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY. - ISSN 1386-6532. - 58:1(2013), pp. 269-270.

A case of late herpes simplex encephalitis relapse

G. Lauria;
2013

Abstract

Late relapse of herpes simplex encephalitis, defined as recurrence more than 3 months after the first initial encephalitic episode, is a rare condition. We describe the case of an adult patient who presented a relapse of herpes simplex encephalitis 8 years after the first episode occurred at the age of 57 years and review the literature of this topic.
encephalitis; herpes simplex; relapse; adult; encephalitis, herpes simplex; humans; male; middle aged; recurrence; time factors; virology; infectious diseases
Settore MED/26 - Neurologia
2013
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