A case of herpes simplex hepatitis with hepatic nodules in an immunocompetent patient

Herpes simplex hepatitis is a rare cause of acute hepatitis in immunocompetent patients. Herpes hepatitis presents with nonspecific symptoms like fever, loss of appetite, vomiting, nausea and abdominal pain. Elevated transaminase values with leukopenia, relatively low bilirubin level and mucosal her...

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Published in:	The Turkish journal of gastroenterology Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 115 - 118
Main Authors:	Ak, Oznur, Uygur Bayramiçli, Oya, Ozer, Serdar, Yilmaz, Bedia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Turkey Türk Gastroenteroloji Vakfı 01-06-2007
Subjects:	Adult Digestive system diseases Erişkin Female Hepatit, viral, insan Hepatitis, Viral, Human Hepatitis, Viral, Human - diagnosis Hepatomegali Hepatomegaly Hepatomegaly - virology Herpes simpleks Herpes Simplex Herpes Simplex - diagnosis Herpesvirus 2, Human Herpesvirus 2, Human - immunology Herpesvirus 2, insan Humans Immunocompetence Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin G - blood İmmün kompetans İmmünglobulin G Kadın Karaciğer Liver Liver - pathology Liver - virology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Manyetik rezonans görüntüleme Sindirim sistemi hastalıkları Ultrasonografi Ultrasonography Virus diseases Virüs hastalıkları
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Summary:	Herpes simplex hepatitis is a rare cause of acute hepatitis in immunocompetent patients. Herpes hepatitis presents with nonspecific symptoms like fever, loss of appetite, vomiting, nausea and abdominal pain. Elevated transaminase values with leukopenia, relatively low bilirubin level and mucosal herpetic lesions often provide clues to the diagnosis. We describe an immunocompetent woman with herpes simplex hepatitis presenting with multiple hypodense lesions in the liver and mucocutaneous herpetic lesions.
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ISSN:	1300-4948 2148-5607