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Herpes simplex virus bronchopneumonia in a non-immunocompromized individual
A Miyazato1, H Kishimoto, K Tamaki
1First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa.
Internal Medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
|August 24, 2001
Abstract:
We report a rare case of herpes simplex virus (HSV) bronchopneumonia in an otherwise healthy middle-aged individual. Bronchoscopy indicated scattered white-coated lesions in the bronchial mucosa. The diagnosis was established following immunohistopathological staining for HSV of specimens obtained by bronchial biopsy. This case suggests that HSV could be a pathological agent of not only oral and genital mucosal lesions but also lower respiratory tract infection.