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Yuri Baba1, Takashi Ishiguro2, Mina Gochi1
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Saitama, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa City, Japan.
Abstract:
A 72-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea on exertion. Sputum cytologic evaluation revealed intranuclear inclusion bodies in the cells; we therefore considered viral pneumonia and performed a bronchoscopy. The bronchial washing fluid was positive for immunoperoxidase staining of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) and HSV1 polymerase chain reaction. The patient was diagnosed as having pneumonia due to HSV1 and was successfully treated with acyclovir.
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