title: Herpes simplex hepatitis.
abstract: We report a 76-year-old man who presented with hepatitis. IgM antibodies to herpes simplex virus were positive and scraping from skin lesions showed presence of herpetic inclusion bodies. The patient died 4 days after the onset of illness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, P D Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center, Mumbai.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mantry
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Udwadia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D007075:Immunoglobulin M