Article ; Online: Sepsis and multi-organ failure due to genital herpes in a healthy person.
International journal of STD & AIDS
2024 Volume 35, Issue 6, Page(s) 490–493
Abstract: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is highly prevalent in several regions of the world and is the main pathogen causing genital herpes, which is transmitted almost exclusively through sexual contact. Systemically disseminated infections caused by HSV-2 ... ...
Abstract | Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is highly prevalent in several regions of the world and is the main pathogen causing genital herpes, which is transmitted almost exclusively through sexual contact. Systemically disseminated infections caused by HSV-2 are rare and most often seen in newborns, pregnant women, or immunocompromised populations. The virus can invade multiple organs and cause damage. In this paper, we present an extremely rare case of an immunocompetent 36-year-old male who came to our hospital with a high fever with abdominal pain and died of sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome within a short period. After the exclusion of common pathogens such as bacterial and fungal infections during hospitalization, metagenomic next generation sequencing of the patient's peripheral blood and ascites gave us the answer, and very high nucleic acid sequence counts of HSV-2 were detected in both his peripheral blood and ascites, confirming HSV-2 as the causative virus. In addition, this paper provides a brief review of the relevant literature. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Male ; Herpes Genitalis/diagnosis ; Herpes Genitalis/complications ; Herpes Genitalis/virology ; Adult ; Herpesvirus 2, Human/isolation & purification ; Multiple Organ Failure/virology ; Sepsis/virology ; Fatal Outcome |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-02-05 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Case Reports |
ZDB-ID | 1018089-8 |
ISSN | 1758-1052 ; 0956-4624 |
ISSN (online) | 1758-1052 |
ISSN | 0956-4624 |
DOI | 10.1177/09564624241229465 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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