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Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus with Fulminant Hepatitis

  • Rimawi B
  • Meserve J
  • Rimawi R
  • et al.
Case Reports in Hepatology (2015) 2015 1-4
DOI: 10.1155/2015/463825
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Abstract

Disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a rare cause of acute fulminant liver failure. We hereby present a case series of three patients with acute disseminated HSV with necrotizing hepatitis successfully treated with a week course of acyclovir. Early empiric administration of acyclovir therapy while awaiting confirmatory tests is critical in this potentially lethal disease.

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Rimawi, B. H., Meserve, J., Rimawi, R. H., Min, Z., & Gnann, J. W. (2015). Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus with Fulminant Hepatitis. Case Reports in Hepatology, 2015, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/463825

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