First case of herpetic meningoencephalitis treated with ganciclovir.
Consensus treatment for herpetic meningoencephalitis is intravenous aciclovir but no guidelines are available for alternative treatment in case of renal failure induced by aciclovir. We report to the best of our knowledge, the first case of herpetic meningoencephalitis treated with success by ganciclovir.
a Infectious Disease Unit Douai Hospital, Route de Cambrai , Douai , France.
Anne Laure
AL
Blanc
a Infectious Disease Unit Douai Hospital, Route de Cambrai , Douai , France.
Loubna
L
El Mansouf
a Infectious Disease Unit Douai Hospital, Route de Cambrai , Douai , France.
Xavier
X
Lemaire
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir; D000212:Acyclovir
Ganciclovir; Herpes meningoencephalitis