Title |
Double encephalitis with herpes simplex virus type II and cytomegalovirus in an elder Chinese: a case report
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Published in |
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, November 2015
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DOI | 10.2147/ndt.s92366 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Chaobiao Xue, Shaoxian Chen, Qi Lin, Houshi Zhou, Chuming Huang, Jiyuan Lin, Weihang Xie, Kai Chen, Dongming Zhou, Wan Ma, Feiyu Ma, Haiyun Xu |
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. |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 12% |
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Student > Master | 2 | 8% |
Other | 1 | 4% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 12% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 4% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 4% |
Psychology | 1 | 4% |
Other | 3 | 12% |
Unknown | 11 | 44% |