RELAPSE OF HERPES-SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS AFTER ACYCLOVIR THERAPY

Authors
NICOLAIDOU P IACOVIDOU N YOUROUKOS S LIACOPOULOUTSITSIPI T KATTAMIS C
Citation
P. Nicolaidou et al., RELAPSE OF HERPES-SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS AFTER ACYCLOVIR THERAPY, European journal of pediatrics, 152(9), 1993, pp. 737-738
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
European journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03406199
Volume
152
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
737 - 738
Database
ISI
SICI code
0340-6199(1993)152:9<737:ROHEAA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A case of herpes simplex encephalitis in a previously healthy 17-month -old girl relapsing 1 week after completion of a 10-day acyclovir ther apy is described. The child responded favourably to a second 10-day co urse with acyclovir. The time of relapse and the satisfactory response to a second course of acyclovir treatment indicate that the first cou rse of therapy was inadequate for eradication of herpes simplex virus infection.