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Herpes Simplex , Immunocompromised Host , Immunosuppression Therapy , SimplexvirusABSTRACT
Acupuncture and cupping have a public reputation as being safe even though these practices can lead to complications such as trauma or infection. We report here on a case of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection secondary to acupuncture and cupping in a 56-year-old woman. The patient, who had a history of acupuncture and cupping on her left forearm for treating her myalgia, developed painful papules. Histologically, the biopsy specimen showed characteristic ballooning degeneration and inclusion bodies in the epidermis and mid-dermis. These clinical and histological findings were consistent with the diagnosis of HSV infection.
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Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Acupuncture , Biopsy , Epidermis , Forearm , Herpes Simplex , Inclusion Bodies , Methylmethacrylates , Polystyrenes , SimplexvirusABSTRACT
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) esophagitis is a rare disease and most of cases are reported in the immunocompromised patients2,3,11,15,17,18). We report a case of fatal HSV infection started from herpes labialis and esophagitis. She had initially suffered from perioral ulcer, esophagitis, and interstitial pneumonitis later and eventually died of respiratory insufficiency one month later after the aneurysmal surgery. She did not have any immunocompromised medical history and also had no evidence of herpes encephalitis in laboratory study and magnetic resonance image (MRI). With the availability of effective agents for the treatment of HSV infection, early recognition of HSV esophagitis is important because it may be clinically confused with Cushing ulcer and may be complicated with a fatal pneumonitis.
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Aneurysm , Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex , Esophagitis , Herpes Labialis , Herpes Simplex , Lung Diseases, Interstitial , Pneumonia , Rare Diseases , Respiratory Insufficiency , Simplexvirus , UlcerABSTRACT
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