Limited efficacy of adjunctive therapy in a case of severe herpes simplex virus encephalitis: A case report and literature review

Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) encephalitis is a severe neurological disease with high mortality and morbidity despite antiviral therapy. The role of adjunctive immunomodulatory treatments like intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and glucocorticoids remains uncertain. We report a fatal case of severe...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Ling Zhong, Chen-Li Yang, Xiao-Long Yu, Ling Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250925001635
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