Abstract
Herpes simplex virus-1
(HSV-1) is a double-stranded DNA virus and is the most common cause of fatal
sporadic encephalitis world-wide. HSV-1 encephalitis is characterized by rapid
onset of fever, headache, altered mental status, seizures and focal
neurological symptoms. Paraneoplastic and autoimmune limbic encephalitis (LE)
is a condition which presents with similar signs and symptoms, and which develops
as a result of antibodies raised against the tumor or synaptic proteins. In patients
with this condition, bacterial and viral causes should be excluded, particularly
HSV-1 encephalitis. In this report, we present a rare case of limbic encephalitis associated with HSV-1
virus.
Özet
Dünyadaki
ölümcül sporadik ensefalitlerin en sık etkeni olan Herpes simplex virüs-1
(HSV-1); çift sarmallı DNA virüsüdür. HSV-1 ensefaliti klinik olarak hızlı
başlangıçlı ateş, baş ağrısı, bilinç değişiklikleri, nöbetler ve fokal
nörolojik belirtiler ile karakterizedir. Benzer semptom ve bulgularla seyreden
paraneoplastik ve otoimmün limbik ensefalit (LE) ise, tümör veya sinaptik
proteinlere karşı oluşan antikorlarla gelişmekte ve bu hastalarda bakteriyel ve
viral nedenlerin, özellikle HSV-1’e bağlı gelişen ensefalitin ekarte edilmesi
gerekmektedir. Bu makalede HSV-1 virüsü
ile ilişkili limbik ensefalit gelişen bir olgu sunuldu.
Subjects | Health Care Administration |
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Journal Section | Case report |
Authors | |
Publication Date | April 5, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 10 Issue: 1 |
e-ISSN: 2548-0251
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