Localised Herpes Simplex Following Midline Laparotomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An older man with Crohn's disease underwent emergency laparotomy for small bowel perforation. A peri-incisional vesiculobullous eruption developed 5 days later. Histopathology demonstrated viral cytopathic changes, immunohistochemistry was positive for herpes simplex virus and HSV-1 DNA confirmed by polymerase chain reaction test, representing the first reported case of localised herpes simplex following abdominal surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Herpes Simplex
- Laparotomy
- Herpesvirus 1, Human
- Intestinal Perforation
- Crohn Disease