Herpes simplex encephalitis in a patient with recurrent pituitary adenoma receiving radiation therapy

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 664-665

  Peng, Tien ^a   Blakeley, Jashri ^a   Cingolani, Eugenio ^a   Griffiths, Elizabeth ^a   Grossman, Stuart A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

And radiation therapy; Brain tumor; CNS infection; Corticosteroids; Herpes simplex; Immunosuppression; Pituitary adenoma; Viral encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENT CANCER;

ACYCLOVIR; ADENOMA; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DEXAMETHASONE; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 37349014826     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.coc.0000242302.55590.b6     Document Type: Article

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