Sepsis and hepatitis together with herpes simplex esophagitis in an immunocompetent adult.
Herpes simplex virus (HSV)-induced sepsis affects immunocompromised patients. We report here the case of an immunocompetent adult with sepsis, hepatitis, renal failure and esophagitis. The possibility of HSV should be considered in cases of sepsis without any evident cause, even in immunocompetent patients. The characteristic endoscopic and histological findings of the associated esophagitis may assist the etiology of sepsis.
First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary. czako.laszlo@med.u-szeged.hu
László
L
Czakó
Mariann
M
Dobra
Viktória
V
Terzin
László
L
Tiszlavicz
Tibor
T
Wittmann
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir