title: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia presenting with herpes simplex type-1 viraemia and pneumonia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Royal Free Hospital, London.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Prentice
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir