The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflammatory and an antiviral could help in these cases, report scientists. The herpes simplex virus-1 can ...

Background A pregnant 25-year-old woman at 32 weeks' gestation was admitted to an emergency unit after her husband had found her drowsy and with her tongue bitten. The day before admission, the ...

The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflammatory and an antiviral could help in these cases, report scientists with the Rajewsky and ...

February 7, 2011 (Vienna, Austria) — In Peru, about one quarter of herpes encephalitis cases are caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2, a rate much higher than reported in other parts of the world, a ...

The therapy, an infusion of CAR-T cells designed to kill the lymphoma, was going well. Nearly a month after the treatment, the engineered cells had crushed the cancer, and the patient, a 49-year-old ...

Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: Flair axial MRIs. Note the abnormal (bright) signal in both temporal lobes (left image). Also note the involvement of the insula on the right side (middle image) and the ...

Sarita had developed fever and sore throat for two days. She had taken some throat lozenges which failed to respond. It then got worse with each passing day. She was then hospitalised and started ...

Immune reconstitution is often impaired for months to years in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and predisposes them to a wide variety of bacterial, viral and ...

A 56-year-old woman who was otherwise healthy presented with a one-week history of right eye pain, headache and a rash on her forehead. On physical examination, she had a temperature of 38°C and a ...

‘Fareb’ fame actor Faraaz Khan is currently in ICU and is battling for his life at Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru. Faraaz, who is the son of late B-town actor Yusuf Khan is suffering from a brain ...

Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: Flair axial MRI. Note the prominent lesion in the left medial temporal lobe. A smaller lesion is present on the right. CSF PCR subsequently confirmed the diagnosis of ...