Acute Necrotizing Herpetic Pleuritis in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis and Immunosuppression: Report of a Novel Pulmonary Herpes Infection

Am J Med. 2016 Feb;129(2):e25-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.09.005. Epub 2015 Oct 8.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Aged
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Herpes Simplex / complications*
  • Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
  • Herpes Simplex / drug therapy
  • Herpes Simplex / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Pleurisy / drug therapy
  • Pleurisy / immunology
  • Pleurisy / virology*
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / complications*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Acyclovir