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Case Reports
. 2017 Dec 7;6(1):165-169.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1309. eCollection 2018 Jan.

A case of herpes simplex virus pneumonia detected by sputum cytodiagnosis

Mayumi Yoshimi  1 , Yu Satou  2 , Masaya Mori  3
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Case Reports

A case of herpes simplex virus pneumonia detected by sputum cytodiagnosis

Mayumi Yoshimi et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

A sputum test is noninvasive and simple. It contributed to correct diagnosis of a patient with severe acute respiratory failure. We again point out the usefulness of sputum cytodiagnosis for differentiating severe pneumonia.

Keywords: acute lymphoblastic leukemia; acyclovir; herpes simplex virus pneumonia; sputum cytodiagnosis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical course from before and to after the onset of HSV pneumonia.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chest CT scan on Day 15. Although the margins of the lungs are relatively maintained, bilateral diffuse ground‐glass opacities are observed from apex to base.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Multinuclear cells with ground‐glass‐like nuclei can be seen, which are characteristic of HSV infection.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Chest CT scan on Day 28. There is marked improvement of the bilateral diffuse ground‐glass opacities.
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