Fatal disseminated herpesvirus infection with hepatitis. A peritoneal fluid cytologic warning.

McCalmont, T H; McLeod, D L; Kerr, R M; Hopkins, M B; Geisinger, K R · Arch Pathol Lab Med · 1994

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 19-year-old man died of a disseminated herpesvirus infection. Microscopic examination of a peritoneal fluid specimen revealed cellular changes characteristic of a herpetic process, and an autopsy confirmed widespread herpes simplex virus type II infection. Viral infections may be diagnosed by cytologic examination of body fluid specimens.

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