Approach to a patient with a preliminary diagnosis of encephalitis

Sen O., DAŞKAYA H., Iskenderoglu E., Bican G.

JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF INTENSIVE CARE-TURK YOGUN BAKM DERNEGI DERGISI, cilt.8, sa.1, ss.31-33, 2010 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF INTENSIVE CARE-TURK YOGUN BAKM DERNEGI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.31-33
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Encephalitis, Herpes simplex/diagnosis/therapy, magnetic resonance imaging
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Viral encephalitides are associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity despite treatment. We presented a 42-year-old male patient to emphasize the importance of prophylactic antiviral therapy. He was admitted with a diagnosis of sepsis. Admission cranial computed tomography showed no pathology, and subsequent magnetic resonance imaging was not helpful in the differential diagnosis between a mass or infection.