Herpes simplex type-2 encephalitis masked by diabetic ketoacidosis

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 722-724

  Aydin, Yusuf ^a,b   Ustun, Ihsan ^a,b   Erol, Kutlu ^a,b   Ozkaya, Etem ^a,b   Gul, Kamile ^a,b   Berker, Dilek ^a,b   Unal, Mustafa ^a,b   Delibasi, Tuncay ^a,b   Altundag, Kadri ^a,c   Guler, Serdar ^a,b  

^a Ankara Numune Educ and Res Hosp ^*  (United States)

^b Refik Saydam Hygiene Center   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diabetic ketoacidosis; Encephalitis; Herpes simplex virus type 2; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; INSULIN; ISOPHANE INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DYSARTHRIA; FEVER; GAIT DISORDER; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NAUSEA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STUPOR; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL PUNCTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20244375396     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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