title: Herpes simplex virus lymphadenitis: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Localized or regional necrotizing lymphadenitis is an extremely uncommon manifestation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. We report a case of necrotizing HSV lymphadenitis in a patient with both common variable immunodeficiency and natural killer cell deficiency and review the literature on this unusual complication of HSV infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of HIV Services, Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA. mwitt@rei.edu
authors.forename: Mallory D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.forename: Mauro S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Torno
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Tomiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017074:Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018139:Simplexvirus