Herpetic Pneumonitis Following Posterior Fossa Surgery

Reactivation of Herpes simplex virus (HSV) following manipulation of the trigeminal nerve root. has been reported in a substantial number of immunocompetent patients. Usually it was manifest as an oral mucocutaneous lesion and considered a benign postoperative complication. In the case described her...

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Main Authors: Denis Ladouceur, Raymond Duperval, André Cantin, Eric H Frost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1993-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/951843