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15319655

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-20
pubmed:abstractText
Herpes simplex hepatitis is a treatable cause of acute hepatitis with a high mortality (41% to 79%). We present 4 adult patients who died of herpes simplex hepatitis and review another 70 patients (including pregnant women) from the literature to illustrate that herpes simplex hepatitis was only considered in the differential diagnosis in 26% to 33% of patients even though muco-cutaneous involvement was present in at least 70% of these patients. The presence of muco-cutaneous lesions in a patient with clinical symptoms and biochemical findings of acute hepatitis should raise the suspicion of herpes simplex hepatitis. Prompt treatment with acyclovir can be initiated within hours of admission in an attempt to prevent further hepatocellular damage in this potentially life-threatening infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0192-0790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
697-704
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Herpes simplex hepatitis in adults: a search for muco-cutaneous clues.
pubmed:affiliation
Emory University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. ssharm2@emory.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports