Fatal fulminant HSV-2 myocarditis: A complicated presentation

ABSTRACT: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is the leading cause of genital lesions. Infrequently HSV-2 primary infection can spread and involve other tissue and organs, however in immunocompetent individuals extra-genital complications are rare findings. In this report we present a fata...

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Autores principales:	Daniele Colombo, Marco Albore, Franca Del Nonno, Giorgio Bolino, Mario D'Ambrosio, Alessandra Salvi, Camilla Cecannecchia, Laura Falasca
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2022
Materias:	HSV-2 Fulminant Myocarditis Autopsy Viral Infection Pathology Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b136f7fb780f4dbe8de9c58ec60bb1772021-11-30T04:14:27ZFatal fulminant HSV-2 myocarditis: A complicated presentation1201-971210.1016/j.ijid.2021.10.046https://doaj.org/article/b136f7fb780f4dbe8de9c58ec60bb1772022-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221008237https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712ABSTRACT: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is the leading cause of genital lesions. Infrequently HSV-2 primary infection can spread and involve other tissue and organs, however in immunocompetent individuals extra-genital complications are rare findings. In this report we present a fatal case of fulminant myocarditis and terminal liver involvement, caused by HSV-2 infection, with a unique presentation. Diagnosis was made only post-mortem.Daniele ColomboMarco AlboreFranca Del NonnoGiorgio BolinoMario D'AmbrosioAlessandra SalviCamilla CecannecchiaLaura FalascaElsevierarticleHSV-2Fulminant MyocarditisAutopsyViral InfectionPathologyInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 114, Iss , Pp 124-127 (2022)
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topic	HSV-2 Fulminant Myocarditis Autopsy Viral Infection Pathology Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
spellingShingle	HSV-2 Fulminant Myocarditis Autopsy Viral Infection Pathology Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Daniele Colombo Marco Albore Franca Del Nonno Giorgio Bolino Mario D'Ambrosio Alessandra Salvi Camilla Cecannecchia Laura Falasca Fatal fulminant HSV-2 myocarditis: A complicated presentation
description	ABSTRACT: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is the leading cause of genital lesions. Infrequently HSV-2 primary infection can spread and involve other tissue and organs, however in immunocompetent individuals extra-genital complications are rare findings. In this report we present a fatal case of fulminant myocarditis and terminal liver involvement, caused by HSV-2 infection, with a unique presentation. Diagnosis was made only post-mortem.
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author	Daniele Colombo Marco Albore Franca Del Nonno Giorgio Bolino Mario D'Ambrosio Alessandra Salvi Camilla Cecannecchia Laura Falasca
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title	Fatal fulminant HSV-2 myocarditis: A complicated presentation
title_short	Fatal fulminant HSV-2 myocarditis: A complicated presentation
title_full	Fatal fulminant HSV-2 myocarditis: A complicated presentation
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title_full_unstemmed	Fatal fulminant HSV-2 myocarditis: A complicated presentation
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publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2022
url	https://doaj.org/article/b136f7fb780f4dbe8de9c58ec60bb177
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Fatal fulminant HSV-2 myocarditis: A complicated presentation

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