Simultaneous cytological diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infection and primary lung cancer: report of two cases.
Herpes simplex is an uncommon cause of lower respiratory tract infection that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment to prevent late complications. We report two cases with simultaneous herpes simplex virus infection of the lower respiratory tract and lung carcinoma. Cytology of bronchial brushing and washing fluids and postbronchoscopic sputum established the diagnosis, which was further corroborated by real-time polymerase chain reaction.
Maounis
Nicoletta
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Department of Clinical Cytology, Sismanoglion General Hospital, Marousi, Athens 151 26, Greece. nmaounis@ath.forthnet.gr
Blana
Aikaterini
A
Ellina
Eleni
E
Chorti
Maria
M
Lekkakou
Agathi
A
Mermigkis
Dimitri
D
Spanakis
Nick
N
Emmanouilidou
Aphrodite
A
D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000502:physiology*