Type 2 herpes simplex reactivation after craniocervical decompression for hind brain hernia and associated syrinx.
Herpes virus reactivation is a well-known phenomenon rarely described in neurosurgery. We report a case of type 2 herpes simplex virus reactivation following neurosurgery of the posterior fossa. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed a lymphocytic pleocytosis of over 200 x 10(6)/l. Viral reactivation should be considered in patients with fever, meningism and extended hospital admission following neurosurgical procedures.
Ihekwaba
Ugochukwu K
UK
Department of Neurosurgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
Battersby
Robert D
RD
D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000821:virology*; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014775:Virus Activation / Q000502:physiology*