Atypical case of Herpes simplex encephalitis

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 294-295

  Auyeung, P ^a   Dunn, A ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXYCODONE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACYCLOVIR; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE;

EID: 41549163010     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01645.x     Document Type: Letter

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