Herpes simplex encephalitis and subsequent cytomegalovirus encephalitis after chemoradiotherapy for central nervous system lymphoma: A case report and literature review

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 538-541

  Suzuki, Hiroshi I ^a   Hangaishi, Akira ^a   Hosoya, Noriko ^a,b   Watanabe, Takuro ^a   Kanda, Yoshinobu ^a   Motokura, Toru ^a   Chiba, Shigeru ^b   Kurokawa, Mineo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

CNS lymphoma; Corticosteroid; Cytomegalovirus encephalitis; Herpes simplex encephalitis; High dose methotrexate; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; GANCICLOVIR; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; PROCARBAZINE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE; VORICONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; JAPAN; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE;

EID: 46149125011     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-008-0083-6     Document Type: Article

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