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Epstein‐Barr virus encephalitis mimicking clinical and electroencephalographic characteristics of herpes simplex encephalitis
Author(s) -
Chadaide Zoltan,
Voros Erika,
Horvath Szatmar
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.21327
Subject(s) - encephalitis , herpes simplex virus , virology , viral encephalitis , medicine , differential diagnosis , herpesviridae , alphaherpesvirinae , virus , viral disease , immunology , pathology
A rare case of EBV encephalitis initially diagnosed as Herpes simplex infection is presented to highlight the importance of EBV specific intrathecal ELISA and liquor PCR based differential diagnosis when Herpes simplex encephalitis specific clinical symptoms, neuroimaging signs and electroencephalographic features are present. The case report also suggests that acyclovir treatment might be beneficial for the long term outcome in adult EBV encephalitis patients. J. Med. Virol. 80:1930–1932, 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.