title: Probable herpes simplex pneumonia after aortic valve replacement.
abstract: Herpesvirus pneumonia developed in a 68-year-old man after aortic valve replacement and two-vessel aortocoronary bypass. The complication was fatal, and the diagnosis was made only after death. The source of the herpesvirus could not be determined.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006561:Herpes Simplex; D006801:Humans; D007181:Inclusion Bodies, Viral; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013194:Staining and Labeling