1. Double encephalitis with herpes simplex virus type II and cytomegalovirus in an elder Chinese: a case report
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Haiyun Xu, Shaoxian Chen, Qi Lin, Houshi Zhou, Chuming Huang, Jiyuan Lin, Weihang Xie, Kai Chen, Dongming Zhou, Wan Ma, Feiyu Ma, and Chaobiao Xue
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Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale ,business.industry ,brain ,viruses ,Congenital cytomegalovirus infection ,virus diseases ,Case Report ,viral coinfection ,medicine.disease ,medicine.disease_cause ,Virology ,Herpes simplex virus ,psychotic symptoms ,Rare case ,Immunology ,medicine ,Coinfection ,business ,Encephalitis ,Rare disease - 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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- 2015
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