Open AccessA Case of Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Encephalitis from a Medicolegal Point of View
Author(s) -
Alessandro Feola,
Alfredo Mancuso,
Mauro Arcangeli
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
case reports in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1687-9627
pISSN - 1687-9635
DOI - 10.1155/2018/3764930
Subject(s) - encephalitis , medicine , herpes simplex virus , virology , virus
We present a case of herpes simplex virus-1 encephalitis (HSVE) and discuss the difficulty of early diagnosis and the possibility of a wrong or delayed diagnosis and treatment of this encephalitis. We show the importance of considering HSVE to pursue every case of suspicious medical liability.