A 72-Year-Old Woman With Respiratory Failure and Bilateral Ground-Glass Opacities.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.chest.2019.11.054 and PMC identifier 7330554.
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Abstract
A 72-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea on exertion. Sputum cytologic evaluation revealed intranuclear inclusion bodies in the cells; we therefore considered viral pneumonia and performed a bronchoscopy. The bronchial washing fluid was positive for immunoperoxidase staining of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) and HSV1 polymerase chain reaction. The patient was diagnosed as having pneumonia due to HSV1 and was successfully treated with acyclovir.
Medical subject headings
- Herpes Simplex
- Herpesvirus 1, Human
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Respiratory Insufficiency