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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug 19:30:e01605.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01605. eCollection 2022.

HSV-1 hepatitis in an immunocompetent patient - Act before you know

Ana Rita Franco  1 , Rui Mendo  1 , Rita Barosa  1 , Pedro Figueiredo  1
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HSV-1 hepatitis in an immunocompetent patient - Act before you know

Ana Rita Franco et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) hepatitis is an unusual complication of HSV infection, which frequently results in acute liver failure. Even though the most affected individuals are immunosuppressed patients, around 25 % patients who present with HSV hepatitis are immunocompetent. We report a case of an anicteric febrile hepatitis in a 46-year-old immunocompetent women in which the early suspicion of HSV hepatitis allowed empirical treatment and later diagnosis confirmation by liver biopsy.

Keywords: Acute hepatitis; Herpes simplex virus type 1; Immunocompetence.

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The authors have nothing to declare.

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