title: Double encephalitis with herpes simplex virus type II and cytomegalovirus in an elder Chinese: a case report.
abstract: Herpes simplex encephalitis is a rare disease. In adults, most of the reported cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are seen in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of 67-year-old Chinese male with the coinfection of CMV and herpes simplex virus type II (HSV-II). He had no history of being treated with immunosuppressants, showed symptoms of psychosis and was scored 109 on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. This patient presented with a rare case of coinfection of CMV and herpes simplex virus type II with psychotic symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China ; Mental Health Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chaobiao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shaoxian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Houshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chuming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiyuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Weihang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dongming
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Department, Shantou Central Hospital, Affiliated Shantou Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Feiyu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Haiyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
keywords: brain; psychotic symptoms; viral coinfection