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Fulminant herpes simplex viral hepatitis: ultrasound and CT imaging appearance and a review of the imaging literature.

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Tripuraneni, V; Patel, K; Brennan, TV; Ho, LM
Published in: Clin Imaging
2014

We report the case of a previously healthy 21-year-old woman who presented 6 days post-partum in acute fulminant hepatic failure. A liver ultrasound demonstrated normal echogenicity without discrete nodules while an enhanced computed tomography (CT) demonstrated innumerable 1- to 3-mm hypodense nodules throughout the liver with greater involvement of the left lobe. Liver biopsy confirmed herpes simplex virus infection. We believe this disease has a characteristic appearance on CT and prompt recognition can expedite diagnosis and therapy.

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Clin Imaging

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EISSN

1873-4499

Publication Date

2014

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start / End Page

191 / 194

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Ultrasonography
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Simplexvirus
  • Postpartum Period
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Liver Failure, Acute
  • Liver
  • Humans
 

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Tripuraneni, V., Patel, K., Brennan, T. V., & Ho, L. M. (2014). Fulminant herpes simplex viral hepatitis: ultrasound and CT imaging appearance and a review of the imaging literature. Clin Imaging, 38(2), 191–194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.11.015
Tripuraneni, Vinay, Keyur Patel, Todd V. Brennan, and Lisa M. Ho. “Fulminant herpes simplex viral hepatitis: ultrasound and CT imaging appearance and a review of the imaging literature.Clin Imaging 38, no. 2 (2014): 191–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.11.015.
Tripuraneni, Vinay, et al. “Fulminant herpes simplex viral hepatitis: ultrasound and CT imaging appearance and a review of the imaging literature.Clin Imaging, vol. 38, no. 2, 2014, pp. 191–94. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.11.015.
Tripuraneni V, Patel K, Brennan TV, Ho LM. Fulminant herpes simplex viral hepatitis: ultrasound and CT imaging appearance and a review of the imaging literature. Clin Imaging. 2014;38(2):191–194.
Journal cover image

Published In

Clin Imaging

DOI

EISSN

1873-4499

Publication Date

2014

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start / End Page

191 / 194

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Ultrasonography
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Simplexvirus
  • Postpartum Period
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Liver Failure, Acute
  • Liver
  • Humans