Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus with Fulminant Hepatitis.
Case Reports Hepatol
; 2015: 463825, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Disseminated herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a rare cause of acute fulminant liver failure. We hereby present a case series of three patients with acute disseminated HSV with necrotizing hepatitis successfully treated with a week course of acyclovir. Early empiric administration of acyclovir therapy while awaiting confirmatory tests is critical in this potentially lethal disease.
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2015
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