[Postoperative herpetic meningoencephalitis after lumbar surgery: a case report].
We report a case of a patient with an herpetic meningoencephalitis complicating lumbar surgery. A combination of factors like a postoperative sepsis, an abnormal MRI, and a positive viral PCR and culture made the diagnosis. A prolonged acyclovir treatment was employed with satisfactory results. This case remembers us the possibility of herpes reactivation in a stressful situation (including surgical stress).
Salomon
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Pôle d'anesthésie-réanimation, service de réanimation neurochirurgicale, CHU d'Amiens Nord, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex, France.
Delanghe
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Jeanjean
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D000368:Aged; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male