Oral medicine resident; Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2013 Oct;116(4):e277-9. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2013.05.012. Epub 2013 Aug 8.
We report a challenging case of an atypical presentation of recrudescent herpes simplex virus infection in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency. Oral infections in immunosuppressed patients may present with unusual clinical features that can mimic non-infectious diseases. This report discusses the diagnostic steps necessary for definitive diagnosis and to guide appropriate and effective management.
我们报告了一例伴有普通可变免疫缺陷的复发性单纯疱疹病毒感染的不典型病例,这是一个具有挑战性的病例。免疫抑制患者的口腔感染可能表现出不常见的临床特征,这些特征可能模仿非传染性疾病。本报告讨论了明确诊断和指导适当、有效的治疗所需的诊断步骤。