Herpes Simplex Virus Colitis in a Patient with Newly Diagnosed Crohn’s Disease

H. Jafri; D. R. Kalina; T. Aziz; P. E. Serrano; S. Haider

doi:10.1155/2018/7591709

Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2018)

Herpes Simplex Virus Colitis in a Patient with Newly Diagnosed Crohn’s Disease

H. Jafri,
D. R. Kalina,
T. Aziz,
P. E. Serrano,
S. Haider

Affiliations

H. Jafri: Department of Internal Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
D. R. Kalina: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
T. Aziz: Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
P. E. Serrano: Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
S. Haider: Department of Internal Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/7591709
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2018

Abstract

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Herpesvirus colitis is a known cause of morbidity and mortality amongst immunosuppressed individuals. We present a case of HSV colitis following a diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease and methylprednisolone therapy. Diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining and supported by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of cutaneous vesicles. The patient recovered following three weeks of acyclovir.

Published in Case Reports in Medicine

ISSN: 1687-9627 (Print); 1687-9635 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1683

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