Herpes simplex encephalitis in a patient with a distinctive form of inherited IFNAR1 deficiency

Abstract excerpt

causing life-threatening herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) of the forebrain or brainstem, respectively (3). HSE is the most common sporadic viral encephalitis affecting otherwise healthy humans, at least in Western countries. Its incidence peaks between the ages of 3 months and 6 years, earlier than would be predicted from age at primary infection alone (1). During HSE, the infection is restricted to the CNS,...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
• Share to interferon and immune responses
• Share to RNA regulation and disease