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[Herpes simplex type 2 pneumonitis in an AIDS patient]
H Furrer1, F Meister, R Malinverni
1Medizinische Universitätspoliklinik, Inselspital Bern.
Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift
|September 16, 1989
Abstract:
We report the case of a patient with AIDS, Kaposi's sarcoma and persistent herpes simplex type 2 proctitis who died of herpes simplex 2 pneumonitis following an episode of nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis. This rare complication of persistent herpes simplex mucosal infection must be considered in patients with AIDS suffering from severe pneumonitis with negative bronchoalveolar lavage.