Herpes simplex meningitis after vestibular schwannoma surgery: illustrative case.
CNS = central nervous system
CSF = cerebrospinal fluid
HSV = herpes simplex virus
MRI = magnetic resonance imaging
PCR = polymerase chain reaction
herpes
meningitis
vestibular schwannoma
Journal
Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons
ISSN: 2694-1902
Titre abrégé: J Neurosurg Case Lessons
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9918227275606676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 Feb 2021
08 Feb 2021
Historique:
received:
08
12
2020
accepted:
13
12
2020
entrez:
1
9
2022
pubmed:
8
2
2021
medline:
8
2
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Herpes is the most common cause of viral encephalitis in the young population. Herpes meningitis following brain surgery is very rare, however. Only a few cases are reported in the literature, and only one concerned an infection after vestibular schwannoma surgery. The authors report a case of a 44-year-old patient who developed severe herpes meningitis a few days after removal of a large cystic vestibular schwannoma. Herpes simplex virus meningitis following a posterior fossa surgery must be considered when patients develop atypical symptoms a few days after surgery.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Herpes is the most common cause of viral encephalitis in the young population. Herpes meningitis following brain surgery is very rare, however. Only a few cases are reported in the literature, and only one concerned an infection after vestibular schwannoma surgery.
OBSERVATIONS
METHODS
The authors report a case of a 44-year-old patient who developed severe herpes meningitis a few days after removal of a large cystic vestibular schwannoma.
LESSONS
CONCLUSIONS
Herpes simplex virus meningitis following a posterior fossa surgery must be considered when patients develop atypical symptoms a few days after surgery.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36045937
doi: 10.3171/CASE20146
pii: CASE20146
pmc: PMC9394175
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
CASE20146Informations de copyright
© 2021 The authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Disclosures The authors report no conflict of interest concerning the materials or methods used in this study or the findings specified in this paper.
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