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A case of probable herpes simplex with negative pcr

Pcr negatifliği olan olası herpes simpleks ensefaliti olgusu

Journal
JAREM
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29–32
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However, when the disease is suspected following clinical tests and radiological images,, even if there is PCR negativity, early treatment can be life saving.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Herpes simplex encephalitis is the most common form of acute encephalitis.
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Key Findings & Data:Untreated Cases have a mortality of 70%.
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Conclusion & Impact:However, when the disease is suspected following clinical tests and radiological images,, even if there is PCR negativity, early treatment can be life saving.
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Abstract

Herpes simplex encephalitis is the most common form of acute encephalitis. Untreated Cases have a mortality of 70%. In early diagnosis, herpes simplex virus positivity in cerebrospinal fluid and magnetic resonance imaging is important. Rarely, as seen in our case, HSV positivity is not detected in CSF analysis diagnosed with clinical and radiological images. A male patient, who was 44 years old, was examined because of fever, headache, confusion and generalized seizures. He had somnolence, limited cooperation, neck stiffness, and fever of 38°C. There was dysarthria in speech and he had difficulty finding words. Examination of CSF leukocyte revealed 1-2, 15-20 red blood cells and a slight increase in protein. In diffusion MRI, hyperintensity was observed in the anterior left temporal lobe. Despite a lesion which spread to the frontal lobe on repeated MRI, repeated early and late period serum and CSF tests for HSV type 1-2 IgM-IgG and HSV type 1-2, the PCR result was negative. Clinical history and radiological images suggest probable herpes encephalitis from which the patient recovered without sequelae with antiviral therapy. Today, the PCR method is considered the gold standard in the diagnosis of herpes encephalitis. However, when the disease is suspected following clinical tests and radiological images,, even if there is PCR negativity, early treatment can be life saving.

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Herpes simpleks ensefaliti, akut ensefalitlerin en yaygın formudur. Tedavisiz %70 oranında mortal seyreder. Beyin omurilik sıvısında herpes simpleks virüs pozitifliği ve manyetik rezonans görüntüleme erken tanıda önemlidir. Nadiren olgumuzdaki gibi BOS incelemesinde HSV pozitifliği saptanma- dığında tanı klinik ve radyolojik görüntülerle konur. Kırk dört yaşında erkek hasta, ateş, baş ağrısı, bilinç bulanıklığı ve jeneralize nöbet nedeniyle incelendi. Bilinci somnolans, kooperasyonu kısıtlı, ense sertliği mevcuttu. Ateşi 38°C idi. Konuşma dizartrik, kelime bulmakta zorlanıyordu. BOS ince- lemesinde 1-2 lökosit, 15-20 eritrosit, hafif protein artışı mevcuttu. Difüzyon MRG’de sol temporal lob anteriorunda hiperintesite izlendi. Tekrarlanan MRG’de lezyonun frontal loba yayılmasına rağmen erken ve geç dönemde tekrarlanan serum ve BOS HSV Tip1-2 IgM-IgG, HSV Tip1-2 polimeraz zin- cir reaksiyonu negatifti. Klinik öykü ve radyolojik görüntülerle olası herpes ensefaliti düşünülen hastamız antiviral tedavi ile sekelsiz iyileşti. Günümüzde herpes ensefaliti tanısında PCR yöntemi altın standart olarak kabul edilmektedir. Nadiren olgumuzdaki gibi PCR negatifliğinde klinik ve radyolojik görüntüleme ile herpes ensefalitinden şüphelenildiğinde tedaviye erken başlamak hayat kurtarıcıdır.

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HIZ, F., BOZKURT, D., ÇINAR, M., CAN, M., USALAN, K. (2012). A case of probable herpes simplex with negative pcr. JAREM, Cilt: 2 - Sayı: 1, 29–32. https://ajindex.com/articles/214299

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