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A Primary Neuron Culture System for the Study of Herpes Simplex Virus Latency and Reactivation
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Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Meningoencephalitis-Associated Bilateral Optic Neuritis and Radiculitis
William L Conte1, Faten El Ammar1, Asadolah Movahedan2
1Department of Neurology, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Neuro-Ophthalmology (Aeolus Press)
|May 13, 2020
Abstract:
The most common ocular complication of herpes simplex virus (HSV) is acute retinal necrosis. We present a rare case of a patient with HSV-2 meningoencephalitis that developed severe vision-threatening optic neuritis. The patient was treated with steroids and IVIG, which allowed a rapid improvement in her vision.

