[Herpes simplex virus hepatitis; rare in immunocompetent patients].
A 42-year-old woman was referred with fever and abdominal pain with peritoneal irritation. A diagnostic laparoscopy showed hepatic lesions. Histopathological investigation of the liver biopsy showed hepatitis caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV). The patient was treated with acyclovir and recovered well. HSV is a rare cause of viral hepatitis and has a high mortality rate.
Ziekenhuis Walcheren, Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Vlissingen, The Netherlands.
Leyla
L
Ozokcu
Leo M
LM
de Bruijckere
Jan
J
Jansen
Marcel
M
van den Berge
D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir