Fatal disseminated herpesvirus infection with hepatitis. A peritoneal fluid cytologic warning.
A 19-year-old man died of a disseminated herpesvirus infection. Microscopic examination of a peritoneal fluid specimen revealed cellular changes characteristic of a herpetic process, and an autopsy confirmed widespread herpes simplex virus type II infection. Viral infections may be diagnosed by cytologic examination of body fluid specimens.
McCalmont
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Department of Pathology, University of California-San Francisco.
McLeod
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DL
Kerr
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RM
Hopkins
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MB
Geisinger
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KR
D000328:Adult; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018139:Simplexvirus