A case report : HSV-2 meningoencephalitis.

Abstract

     This study was a case study. The objective was to study the treatment of encephalitis caused by Herpes simplex virus type 2. The study was based on a case report of a 23-day-old Thai female infant who presented with fever, cough, and sputum for 1 week and 3 days before going to the community hospital for examination. She received medication to take. She still had fever, vomiting, and was lethargic. She had no underlying diseases. On physical examination, she had fever and her nervous system was normal. After that, the patient had seizures and underwent a brain CT scan.
     The results of the study found that there were abnormalities consistent with the results of the cerebrospinal fluid examination, namely HSV type 2 infection. The patient was treated with intravenous acyclovir for 21 days. The follow-up appointment for brain abnormalities was made by ultrasound, which showed that the anterior fontanelle was close, resulting in unclear results. Therefore, further examination by magnetic resonance imaging revealed that the infected brain tissue was destroyed and there had been previous bleeding.