title: [Herpes simplex can cause acute abdomen].
abstract: In rare cases herpes simplex virus (HSV) can cause disseminated and severe disease, especially in immunoincompetent patients. An apparently immunocompetent 27-year-old woman presented to a gynaecological ward with one week of unexplained abdominal pain. After some days of observation and tests, she underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy. Vesicular elements were seen on the bladder wall, and biopsies showed HSV type 2.
authors.affiliation: Gynækologisk/-obstetrisk Afdeling Y, Aarhus Universitetshospital, Brendstrupgårdsvej 100, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark. lduchm@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Duch Madsen
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Trolle
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000821:virology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy