Diagnosing herpes simplex-1 encephalitis at the time of COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 pandemic
Herpes simplex-1
Valproic acid
Journal
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
ISSN: 1590-3478
Titre abrégé: Neurol Sci
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 100959175
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
received:
19
04
2020
accepted:
07
05
2020
pubmed:
15
5
2020
medline:
19
6
2020
entrez:
15
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. During the current viral outbreak, physicians should not neglect the possibility of other diseases that represent neurological emergencies and require immediate recognition and treatment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32405882
doi: 10.1007/s10072-020-04461-y
pii: 10.1007/s10072-020-04461-y
pmc: PMC7220643
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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