Pasula Shirisha, Vijayan Rupalakshmi
Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of California, Fresno, USA.
Family Medicine, St. Elizabeth Mercy Boardman Hospital, Boardman, USA.
Cureus. 2025 Feb 18;17(2):e79228. doi: 10.7759/cureus.79228. eCollection 2025 Feb.
This case report details a patient who presented with gradually worsening shortness of breath and hemoptysis over a year following her COVID-19 infection. Notably, the patient was otherwise immunocompetent. After a comprehensive evaluation, she was diagnosed with herpes simplex virus (HSV) pneumonitis. The patient was treated with oral acyclovir, which is the standard approach for managing HSV pneumonitis. This case highlights the potential for delayed HSV reactivation and the need for awareness of such complications in patients recovering from COVID-19.
本病例报告详细介绍了一名患者,她在感染新冠病毒一年后出现逐渐加重的呼吸急促和咯血症状。值得注意的是,该患者免疫功能正常。经过全面评估,她被诊断为单纯疱疹病毒性肺炎。患者接受了口服阿昔洛韦治疗,这是治疗单纯疱疹病毒性肺炎的标准方法。本病例突出了单纯疱疹病毒延迟激活的可能性,以及在新冠康复患者中认识此类并发症的必要性。