An Unusual Cause of Acute Isolated Hepatitis in a Cancer Patient Post-COVID Pneumonia: HSV-2.
Türkkan Ö KaygusuzAyşe Sağmak TartarAyhan AkbulutPublished in: Infectious diseases & clinical microbiology (2022)
Herpes simplex virus is a rare cause of hepatitis in immunosuppressed and immunocompetent individuals. It can cause clinical pictures in patients ranging from an asymptomatic course to fatal acute fulminant hepatitis. Early diagnosis and treatment may be delayed if it is not suspected because of the patients' nonspecific clinic. This study presents a case of isolated HSV-2 hepatitis in a patient with a history of cancer chemotherapy and a recent diagnosis of COVID-19 who received steroid therapy.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- herpes simplex virus
- coronavirus disease
- liver failure
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- sars cov
- peritoneal dialysis
- respiratory failure
- papillary thyroid
- case report
- primary care
- squamous cell carcinoma
- drug induced
- intensive care unit
- mesenchymal stem cells
- patient reported outcomes
- bone marrow
- smoking cessation
- childhood cancer