Are Steroids a Beneficial Adjunctive Therapy in the Immunosuppressed Patient with Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis?
Few reports describe the reactivation of latent herpes simplex virus causing encephalitis (HSVE) in patients undergoing brain radiation therapy and a concomitant steroid regimen. The role for steroid use in the treatment of patients with HSVE has not been fully elucidated. We report the case of a fe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Idioma: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2013-03-01
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| Col·lecció: | Case Reports in Neurology |
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| Accés en línia: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/350572 |