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SARS-CoV-2-associated haemorrhagic encephalitis mimicking Herpes encephalitis.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Handa, Rahul Nanda, Satyan Prasad, Atul Anand, Rajiv Mehndiratta, Man Mohan Zutshi, Dhruv Pahuja, Aarti Pandey, Rajesh Kumar Mittal, Payal Sharma, Sachal Dass, Sujata K Bedi, Prabhjeet Kaur Shah, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Bipan Malhotra, Nalin |
| Abstract | Although acute encephalopathy is quite commonly seen in patients of SARS-CoV-2 infection, encephalitis characterised by brain inflammation is relatively rare. Encephalitis caused by Herpes simplex type 1 is the most common cause of identified sporadic encephalitis, and early diagnosis and prompt treatment can prevent the devastating outcome. In this brief communication, we report a case of SARS-CoV-2 associated haemorrhagic encephalitis mimicking herpes encephalitis. In today’s pandemic era, it is especially important to distinguish herpes encephalitis from SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalitis as treatment and prognosis of both the conditions differ greatly. This case highlights the importance of suspecting SARS-CoV-2 infection in a patient presenting with clinical symptoms and brain imaging suggestive of Herpes encephalitis. |
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| ISSN | 13550284 |
| Journal | Journal of Neurovirology [J Neurovirol] |
| Volume Number | 28 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13365-021-01045-0 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC8992395 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| PubMed reference number | 35394615 |
| e-ISSN | 15382443 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 2022-04-08 |
| Publisher Place | Gewerbestrasse 11, Cham, Ch 6330, Switzerland |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. © Crown 2022 |
| Subject Keyword | SARS-CoV-2 Haemorrhagic encephalitis Herpes encephalitis Mimicking |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Neurology Virology Neurology (clinical) Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience |
