title: Herpes simplex virus encephalitis: progression of lesion shown by CT.
abstract: Computed tomography (CT) of six patients with herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) showed a deep temporal low attenuation with patchy enhancement after contrast injection in the acute phase of the disease. The involvement progressed in all surviving patients, all of whom were treated with adenine arabinoside.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed