Herpes encephalitis and herpetic corneal disease.
A case of herpes encephalitis is reported in a patient who had cranial irradiation and high dose steroids for a cerebral neoplasm. Before radiotherapy the patient had had herpetic infections of the skin and eye.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000150:complications; D006560:Herpes Labialis / Q000150:complications; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged