title: In-hospital herpes simplex encephalitis after open heart surgery: an emerging pathology or an under-recognised condition?
abstract: Two patients developed herpetic encephalitis after cardiopulmonary bypass for two different surgical indications. Diagnosis was extremely difficult. Both patients recovered under antiviral treatment despite late diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France. bpco20032002@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saleh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*