Herpes simplex type-1 pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient: a case report

• Sara Camões ^[1] ; Filipa Lima ^[2] ; Alexandre Vasconcelos ^[1]
  1. [1] Hospital Pedro Hispano

     Hospital Pedro Hispano

     Matosinhos, Portugal

     
  2. [2] Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
• Localización: Galicia Clínica, ISSN 0304-4866, ISSN-e 1989-3922, Vol. 80, Nº. 3 (Junio), 2019, págs. 56-57
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Herpes simplex virus type-1 pneumonia is unusual and rarely described without any degree of immunosuppression. We share a case of herpes simplex virus type-1 pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient, not only by its rarity, but to call attention to the importance of thinking about this entity when respiratory symptoms persist despite various antibiotic schemes, especially in the presence of ground glass or multifocal pulmonary infiltrates, regardless of patients’ immune status