Pulmonary herpes simplex infection: a case report

Pulmonary herpes simplex infection is rarely reported. To date, there is a paucity of literature on this infection. This case study describes a 64-year-old male with a background history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension who was intubated for acute respiratory failure. The managing team had diff...

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Main Authors: Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera, Abdul Razak, Megat Razeem, Abdullah, Suhaila, Syed Yasin, Sharifah Nor Ashikin
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Language:English
Published: Consortium of Islamic Medical Colleges 2021
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author Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera
Abdul Razak, Megat Razeem
Abdullah, Suhaila
Syed Yasin, Sharifah Nor Ashikin
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Abdul Razak, Megat Razeem
Abdullah, Suhaila
Syed Yasin, Sharifah Nor Ashikin
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description Pulmonary herpes simplex infection is rarely reported. To date, there is a paucity of literature on this infection. This case study describes a 64-year-old male with a background history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension who was intubated for acute respiratory failure. The managing team had difficulty to wean his oxygenation thus decided for bronchoscopy examination which showed suspicious growth at middle lobe of the right lung. Repeated bronchoscopy by pulmonologist revealed a nodular ‘warty’ appearance lesion at right bronchus intermedius. His biopsy revealed histopathological changes consistent with herpes simplex infection.
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spelling iium-813412021-06-23T00:44:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/81341/ Pulmonary herpes simplex infection: a case report Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera Abdul Razak, Megat Razeem Abdullah, Suhaila Syed Yasin, Sharifah Nor Ashikin RC Internal medicine RC111 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Pulmonary herpes simplex infection is rarely reported. To date, there is a paucity of literature on this infection. This case study describes a 64-year-old male with a background history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension who was intubated for acute respiratory failure. The managing team had difficulty to wean his oxygenation thus decided for bronchoscopy examination which showed suspicious growth at middle lobe of the right lung. Repeated bronchoscopy by pulmonologist revealed a nodular ‘warty’ appearance lesion at right bronchus intermedius. His biopsy revealed histopathological changes consistent with herpes simplex infection. Consortium of Islamic Medical Colleges 2021-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81341/7/81341_Pulmonary%20herpes%20simplex%20infection.pdf Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera and Abdul Razak, Megat Razeem and Abdullah, Suhaila and Syed Yasin, Sharifah Nor Ashikin (2021) Pulmonary herpes simplex infection: a case report. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 5 (1). pp. 112-114. ISSN 2523-692X https://ijhhsfimaweb.info/index.php/IJHHS/article/view/244/243 10.31344/ijhhs.v5i1.244
spellingShingle RC Internal medicine
RC111 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera
Abdul Razak, Megat Razeem
Abdullah, Suhaila
Syed Yasin, Sharifah Nor Ashikin
Pulmonary herpes simplex infection: a case report
title Pulmonary herpes simplex infection: a case report
title_full Pulmonary herpes simplex infection: a case report
title_fullStr Pulmonary herpes simplex infection: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary herpes simplex infection: a case report
title_short Pulmonary herpes simplex infection: a case report
title_sort pulmonary herpes simplex infection: a case report
topic RC Internal medicine
RC111 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
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