Herpes simplex virus lymphadenitis: case report and review of the literature.
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.
Witt
Mallory D
MD
Division of HIV Services, Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA. mwitt@rei.edu
Torno
Mauro S
MS
Sun
Nora
N
Stein
Tomiko
T
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