Herpes simplex virus-1 encephalitis in a kidney transplant patient
Acta méd. colomb; 45 (2), 2020
Abstract The incidence of herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) infection in kidney transplant patients is 3% in those who have received antiviral prophylaxis versus 9.8% without prophylaxis. Herpes viruses usually cause mucocutaneous lesions and only occasionally cause visceral disease or central nervous syste...