Acute myeloblastic leukaemia presenting with herpes simplex type-1 viraemia and pneumonia.
We report a patient with acute myeloblastic leukaemia who presented with a pneumonia and herpes simplex viraemia associated with primary herpes simplex virus-1 infection. The importance of detecting and treating viral infections in haematology patients is discussed.
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Department of Microbiology, Royal Free Hospital, London.
Robinson
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Griffiths
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Prentice
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D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications*; D014766:Viremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000212:Acyclovir